Womens Health Action - Books and other resources

Women Health Action have published two books and other occasional resources

HIV Screening in Pregnancy: The bigger picture - report and transcript of the seminar held July 2002

Protecting Our Future - the case for greater regulation of assisted reproduction technology. A discussion document edited by Sandra Coney and Anne Else

Unfinished Business What happened to the Cartwright Report? ed Sandra Coney

Sandra Coney has also written other books including
Feeling Fabulous at 40, 50 and beyond. A Handbook for mid-life women.
Photographs by Gil Hanly

Protecting Our Future The Case for Greater Regulation of
Assisted Reproductive Technology.
A discussion document edited by Sandra Coney
and Anne Else

A thought-provoking examination of the current issues in ART in New Zealand.
Edited by Sandra Coney and Anne Else,
Published by Women's Health Action,

Authors: Sara Bennett, Sandra Coney, Moera Douthett, Lorna Dyall, Anne Else and Nadja Tollemache.

Full contents and online chapter available online

This 84pp report contains:

What are the rights of children and how can children's interests be balanced against adult's rights?
What can we do to prevent the potential harm resulting from genetic and birth breaks?
Should some ART practices be banned, and should there be restrictions on access to ART services?,
How do we protect all the people involved?
What models of regulation do other countries offer?
How do Maori regard ART and what do Maori perspectives have to offer?
Will the new Assisted Human Reproduction Bill effectively regulate ART?

The report is available free to groups and for a cost of $NZ22 incl p&p to individuals in New Zealand - O'seas please contact WHA.

Women's Health Action, PO Box 9947, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ph: +64 9 520 5295, fax: +64 9 520 5731 or email

Sandra Coney has also written other books including

Feeling Fabulous at 40, 50 and beyond. A Handbook for mid-life women.

Photographs by Gil Hanly

Available from Women's Health Action, please contact us re price.

Excerpts from this book are available here

Unfinished Business, What happened to the Cartwright Report?
ed Sandra Coney

Writings on the aftermath of 'the unfortunate experiment' at National Women's Hospital.

Published by Women's Health Action with the Federation of Women's Health
Councils Aotearoa/New Zealand. 1993

Available from Women's Health Action $NZ9.95 (New Zealand residents only.
Overseas, please contact us re price.

In August 1988, Judge Dame Silvia Cartwright delivered her report on the Cervical Cancer Inquiry into the treatment of women at National Women's Hospital. The report was hailed by women's health consumer groups as a watershed in patients' rights in New Zealand. Five years on, what's happened?

The Inquiry looked into what became popularly known as 'the unfortunate experiment' at National Women's Hospital. For a whole year Judge Cartwright listened to doctors, patients from the hospital, and local and overseas experts, before delivering recommendations which called for sweeping reforms in matters of patients' rights, the composition and conduct of ethical committees, informed consent, and the resolution of patients' complaints about medical treatment. This collection of writings by women who have tried to see the recommendations through, examines what has happened since the report. Medical lobby groups objected to some Cartwright recommendations, and politics have got in the way.

Writing from their own experiences, contributors tell of frustrations and obstruction, and of their determination and successes.

Sandra Coney, consumer representative throughout the inquiry, on the cervical screening programme
Helen Clark, former Minister of Health, on the government response
Phillida Bunkle, co-author of the article which instigated the inquiry, on medical accountability
Lynda Williams, on being the first Patient Advocate at National Women's Hospital
Pauline Kingi, on being chair of one of the new ethical committees
Joy Bickley, on the impact on nurses

and others...

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	Women Health Action have published two books and other occasional resources HIV Screening in Pregnancy: The bigger picture - report and transcript of the seminar held July 2002 Protecting Our Future - the case for greater regulation of assisted reproduction technology. A discussion document edited by Sandra Coney and Anne Else Unfinished Business What happened to the Cartwright Report? ed Sandra Coney Sandra Coney has also written other books including Feeling Fabulous at 40, 50 and beyond. A Handbook for mid-life women. Photographs by Gil Hanly Protecting Our Future The Case for Greater Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology. A discussion document edited by Sandra Coney and Anne Else A thought-provoking examination of the current issues in ART in New Zealand. Edited by Sandra Coney and Anne Else, Published by Women's Health Action, Authors: Sara Bennett, Sandra Coney, Moera Douthett, Lorna Dyall, Anne Else and Nadja Tollemache. Full contents and online chapter available online This 84pp report contains: What are the rights of children and how can children's interests be balanced against adult's rights? What can we do to prevent the potential harm resulting from genetic and birth breaks? Should some ART practices be banned, and should there be restrictions on access to ART services?, How do we protect all the people involved? What models of regulation do other countries offer? How do Maori regard ART and what do Maori perspectives have to offer? Will the new Assisted Human Reproduction Bill effectively regulate ART? The report is available free to groups and for a cost of $NZ22 incl p&p to individuals in New Zealand - O'seas please contact WHA. Women's Health Action, PO Box 9947, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand. Ph: +64 9 520 5295, fax: +64 9 520 5731 or email Sandra Coney has also written other books including Feeling Fabulous at 40, 50 and beyond. A Handbook for mid-life women. Photographs by Gil Hanly Available from Women's Health Action, please contact us re price. Excerpts from this book are available here Unfinished Business, What happened to the Cartwright Report? ed Sandra Coney Writings on the aftermath of 'the unfortunate experiment' at National Women's Hospital. Published by Women's Health Action with the Federation of Women's Health Councils Aotearoa/New Zealand. 1993 Available from Women's Health Action $NZ9.95 (New Zealand residents only. Overseas, please contact us re price. In August 1988, Judge Dame Silvia Cartwright delivered her report on the Cervical Cancer Inquiry into the treatment of women at National Women's Hospital. The report was hailed by women's health consumer groups as a watershed in patients' rights in New Zealand. Five years on, what's happened? The Inquiry looked into what became popularly known as 'the unfortunate experiment' at National Women's Hospital. For a whole year Judge Cartwright listened to doctors, patients from the hospital, and local and overseas experts, before delivering recommendations which called for sweeping reforms in matters of patients' rights, the composition and conduct of ethical committees, informed consent, and the resolution of patients' complaints about medical treatment. This collection of writings by women who have tried to see the recommendations through, examines what has happened since the report. Medical lobby groups objected to some Cartwright recommendations, and politics have got in the way. Writing from their own experiences, contributors tell of frustrations and obstruction, and of their determination and successes. Sandra Coney, consumer representative throughout the inquiry, on the cervical screening programme Helen Clark, former Minister of Health, on the government response Phillida Bunkle, co-author of the article which instigated the inquiry, on medical accountability Lynda Williams, on being the first Patient Advocate at National Women's Hospital Pauline Kingi, on being chair of one of the new ethical committees Joy Bickley, on the impact on nurses and others...