What is hindering progress? The marginalization of women's sexual and reproductive health and rights in Brazil and Chile

摘要: The paper draws on the cases of Brazil and Chile to consider lack progress towards securing better health outcomes for women in field sexual reproductive rights (SRHR). At first glance, these poor appear surprising, given that both countries represent middle-income where significant developments have occurred ensuring universal access healthcare services. Yet, a more nuanced analysis uncovers historically constructed gender regimes policy legacies within relevant institutions act limit progress. discussion specifically focuses evolution sector two countries, role medical profession influence Catholic Church, which, we argue, been key constraining women's SRHR Chile.