19-05-2016 - Countering Zika Globally and in the United States: Women’s Right to Self-Determination Must Be Central
- Data de publicação 19 maio 2016
HIGHLIGHTS
In Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in the United States, the Zika epidemic has exposed the often hostile policy, programmatic and legal environment women face on issues surrounding pregnancy.
Policymakers’ long-standing failure to prioritize women’s health and autonomy has left women—particularly poor women—in many countries more vulnerable to the consequences of Zika than they would otherwise be.
Policies and resources to support the rights of women to prevent pregnancy, obtain safe abortion care or become a parent and raise a child should be an ongoing priority, rather than something that receives fleeting attention at a moment of acute crisis.
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