The Right to Life and Quality of Living of Women Suffering and Recovered from Breast Cancer in Serbia

Batrićević, Ana and Kubiček, Andrej (2021) The Right to Life and Quality of Living of Women Suffering and Recovered from Breast Cancer in Serbia. In: Yearbook. No. 4, Human rights protection : right to life. Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman ; Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Novi Sad ; Belgrade, pp. 631-651. ISBN 978-86-80756-43-1

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Abstract

The analysis of normative framework regulating health insurance and retirement as well as the findings of a qualitative empirical research confirm that women suffering and recovering from breast cancer in Serbia are facing a series of legal, social and practical obstacles that affect not only the quality of their lives, but their right to health as the essential aspect of the right to life too. In this paper, the aforementioned issue is addressed from two aspects: by analysing relevant national legal provisions pertinent to this field and by shedding the light on the experiences of women who passed through this struggle, with special focus on their problems and the providers of their support. As the result, suggestions are made regarding potential changes on legislative and practical level, which would improve the extremely vulnerable position of these women and strengthen the protection not only of their right to health but also of their mental and physical well-being.

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