2018
American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR)
American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR) e-ISSN : 2378-703X Volume-02, Issue-05, pp-22-25 www.ajhssr.com
Research Paper
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Feminist activities in pharmaceutical industries Chihiro Iizawa International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School December 30th 2017 ABSTRACT : Introduction: Dosing emergency contraceptive pills and mifepristones are major issues with feminism activities related in pharmaceutical industries. Focusing on social sciences as a basis, the interviewees were asked their beliefs and pro and con arguments of their experiences in related activities and future activities, which applies to theoretical positions for analyzing the issues. Methods: The methods of research are revealing the background, considering phenomenology of moral, disclosing situation of pharmaceutical and feminism sides by having qualitative interviews, applying issues to philosophy and regulations, and analyzing public opinion and statistics. Results: Phenomenology of utilizing adequate effective information in each organization would be moving further appropriate activities. Then the research would be reaching to adequate solution. Discussion: In terms of disclosing abortion’s present issues by having qualitative interview, the issues would be address to adequate solutions. The public opinion indicates that dosing emergency contraceptive pills and mifepristones are in charge by women’s will. Conclusions: As standing a pharmaceutical health care side, we need to concern about the individual rights, who are addressing, women or unborn children. Regarding implementation of qualitative researches, researcher can understand the actual status however it’s hard to achieve direct solution. I. INTRODUCTION For many years, researchers have a deal with abortion issues, however, a theory of research haven’t instrumented by point of view in various industries. For instance, whereas, dosing emergency contraceptive pills and mifepristones are major issues with feminism activities related in pharmaceutical industries, the issues were researched by being one-sided. Above drug dozing would be applying to feminist activities because only women will get harm from drug intakes. According to listening to people’s present voice who involved the issues, which would be solving the issues. As the detail of methodology, three interviews were conducted with three significant pro-active specialists in different fields, which designated to outline serious flaws of abortion issues by providing open and ended questions in semi-structure interviews. They are Dr. Rodney A. Carter, Associate Dean of professional experience and external relations in the college of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Wendy L. Hellerstedt, Associate professor of division of epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota, and Dan Buck-Grassroots, organizer NARAL pro-choice Minnesota at the Minnesota Women’s Consortium. Introducing pro and con arguments with philosophy terminologies imply analyzing feminism movements in pharmaceutical healthcare industries. Focusing on social sciences as a basis, the interviewees were asked their beliefs and pro and con arguments of their experiences in related activities and future activities, which applies to theoretical positions for analyzing the issues. Phenomenology of utilizing adequate effective information in each organization would be moving further appropriate activities. Consequently, the research would be reaching to adequate solution. According to having a qualitative interviews would be disclosing present pharmaceutical issues by feminist perspective.
II. BACKGROUND Emergency contraceptive drugs, known as Plan B, or morning after pills, are taken within 72 hours to help prevent pregnancies. The components of these emergency contraceptive pills are ethinyl estradiol 100 mcg and norgestrel 0.1 mg and should be taken within 72 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse, and the second dose twelve hours after the first (White). It is known to prevent that 95 % of pregnancies by episodic prevention of an egg from being delivered, or by interfering with fertilization, or by corrupting fertilization itself within 120 hours ( 5 days) after having unprotected sex(B. Dan, personal communication,
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