著者

浦崎 貞子

出版者

新潟大学

雑誌

現代社会文化研究 (ISSN:13458485)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, pp.107-122, 2005-12

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After the official announcement of Niigata Minamata disease, Niigata Prefecture established a task force immediately, and gave women instructions on "pregnancy regulations" and "prohibition of breast-feeding." As a result of these instructions, only one case of fetal Minamata disease was reported in Niigata. The judicial trial concerning the Niigata Minamata disease has been reconciled politically and it appears that this problem has been settled. However, when we take a closer look at the problem from the point of view of gender, it is obvious that "Reproductive Health and Rights" was not taken into consideration. Consequently there are many issues which remain unresolved. Therefore, we examined the process by which these "regulations" were established from the viewpoint of "gender" and "Reproductive Health and Rights" in relation to current environmental issues.