作者 ｜
張玨(台灣大學公共衛生研究所)
摘要 ｜
本報告嘗試以婦女研究的理念為架構，剖析人工流產(墮胎)合法化後對台灣婦女健康照護與生育自主權的影響，並將它與美國的狀況作比較。回顧相關文獻與Humm(1990)在其女性主義字典中所提的論點在下列各方面有相呼應之處：
目前台灣地區墮胎雖然合法了，但既存醫療上有缺失，且仍有權威式教條，對婦女不尊重醫療照顧不周全等現象。
墮胎在臺灣仍受父系社會價值的控制。它是以國家政策為導向，相對的較不重視個人的價值。
墮胎在臺灣尚未成為男女對立的主題。但在討論合法化之時，以性氾濫來非議女性，對女性的藐視，只視女性為物體，其意識形態仍值得商議。
目前一般人士尚未有極端化自我中心主見的提出。
整體而言，由墮胎議題反應出在我國仍須要有更多的婦女研究學者參與婦女健康的研究。
關鍵字 ｜
墮胎合法化、婦女健康
Title ｜
Reflections on the Legalization of Abortion in Taiwan
Author ｜
Chueh Chang(Institute of Public Health, National Taiwan University)
Abstract ｜
This study probes the state of health care and reproductive self-determination on Taiwan since the 1984 legalization of abortion under the Genetic Health Law. Based on Humm’s dictionary the study of several Taiwan cases indicates that although abortion is legal, there is still neither counseling for women nor a comprehensive health care system encompassing abortion. Abortion is institutionalized in such a way as to reproduce the patriarchal value system; in this respect it meshes well with state policy, the population control program and a general disregard for individual will and choice. The study finds that while there is some question as to the actual consciousness of men, there is little gender conflict over the issue. Discourse among feminists is shown to be neither narrowly nationalist nor Eurocentric.
Keywords ｜
Legalizated Abortion Law, Women Health