United Nations: Countries Should Remove 'Unnecessary' Restrictions on Abortion
From Ring of Fire:
Last week, the United Nation’s International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) presented its Global Review Report, which addresses gender inequality and access to sexual and reproductive health services across the globe. According to the report, “unnecessary restrictions on abortion should be removed and governments should provide access to safe abortion services.”
The report states that development gains made during the past 20 years cannot be sustained by ignoring equality, rights, and women’s health. Although advancements have been made, in the world’s poorest areas, women’s rights have seen little progress over the past 20 years. Adolescent girls in particular are at risk in the poorest global communities. Providing women with access to education, reproductive health services, and employment opportunities can “support higher economic growth and development.”
Less than two-thirds of countries have enforced a law protecting the “highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including sexual and reproductive health,” the report states.
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