Spain. Women in the world

Womens Health Newsl. 1994 Aug:(23):8.

Abstract

PIP: Spanish women live almost 2 times longer today than did their great grandmothers (60-65 years vs. 35). Contraception is more accessible, resulting in fewer pregnancies and their complications. The National Health Service of Spain provides women and their families medical care. Yet, women's health risks continue. Class, race, and geography result in women having uneven access to medical care. Primary health care services are not a priority as are high- technology hospitals. Women, who already lead a busy life, still care for older people or people with disabilities. Many households have a very limited or no income and depend on welfare benefits or family. There are more women than men who are poor because women, many of whom are single, are raising large families and many live alone. Women are often the victims of violence and of domestic abuse (1993, 86 violent deaths and 200,000 cases of abuse by a partner). Spain has laws that protect women facing divorce and that allow abortion, but men have created the world order. Women suffer daily in a world which does not recognize rape and sexual harassment as war crimes (e.g., former Yugoslavia). In Seville, the Solidarity Network of Women in Black is a pacifist group working to stop violence. They plan on setting up links to publicly denounce and act against all aggression and to institutionalize women's right to full freedom. War is destroying women's lives.

MeSH terms

  • Crime
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Demography
  • Developed Countries
  • Domestic Violence*
  • Economics
  • Europe
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic*
  • Health Services
  • Health*
  • Life Expectancy*
  • Longevity
  • Mortality
  • National Health Programs*
  • Politics
  • Population
  • Population Dynamics
  • Poverty*
  • Prejudice*
  • Primary Health Care*
  • Social Problems
  • Socioeconomic Factors*
  • Spain
  • Warfare*