DECISION MAKING AUTONOMY AND HEALTH OF WOMEN IN REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN PAKISTAN

For all individuals, regardless of their age, ethnicity or other attributes, reproductive health rights are everyone’s right to make choices. Reproductive privileges include the access RH related knowledge, insights and encourage decisions along with facilitation health. The study focuses on investigation women’s sovereignty in decision-making regarding data was collected through in-depth interviews focus groups discussion seek detailed information. A hybrid technique used figure out analyze from 42 respondents between age 15-49 years. Results reveal that husband's reported 47.61percent authority decision making while role mother-in-law is reducing as culture nuclear family type increasing. Women also a position engage process. Patriarchal social practices, polygyny marriages reduce women especially for maternal Study backs up by existing studies showing educational qualification improves power women. According Healthcare Rights Act 2013 national policy Pakistan, have care Keywords: health, making, rights, autonomy.