body autonomy
Ownership over oneself
Body autonomy is the principle that individuals have the right to control what happens to their own bodies.
The concept appears in debates over abortion, vaccine mandates, medical consent, and end-of-life decisions: Body autonomy means I decide what medical procedures I undergo.
Also called bodily autonomy.
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- medical consentPermission for healthcare treatment
- boundariesLines marking separation
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- gender equalityEqual treatment regardless sex
self-determination · reproductive rights · medical ethics · human dignity · disability rights · bodily integrity · patient advocacy · contraception · informed consent · personal boundaries · anti-discrimination laws · human rights law · freedom of choice · genetic privacy · abortion rights · patriarchy · healthcare access · personal agency
- child safetychild safety, childproofing, car seats, seat belts, booster seats
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- women's rightssuffrage movement, women's suffrage, women's rights, gender equality, feminism
- controversiescontroversy, dispute, scandal, outcry, outrage
- Gender Artfeminist art, female gaze, male gaze, gender expression, gender identity
- Women's Empowermentfeminism, girl power, gender equality, women's rights, female leadership
body autonomyenslavement
Forced human ownership
bondage · involuntary servitude · coercion · compulsion · subjugation
body autonomyslavery
Ownership of people
chattel slavery · human trafficking · serfdom · servitude · thralldom