Everyone is entitled to a satisfying and safe sex life. We all have the right to decide if, when and with whom we have sex, as well as if, when and with whom we have children. Those are some of the foundations in the work for sexual and reproductive health and rights – SRHR. Here are a few others:
- LGBT people should be able to live their lives in the open, free from discrimination.
- Sexual violence must stop.
- Everyone is entitled to choose for themselves whether they want to marry, and whom.
- Pregnancy should not endanger women's lives (or lesbian's lives.
- Everyone should be given the information they need in order to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
- Everyone should have access to contraceptives.
- Abortions should be legal, accessible and safe.
- Mothers and infants should be given adequate health care.
The key to development
It was only recently that health and rights connected to sexuality and pregnancy were acknowledged as human rights. The idea still faces fierce opposition. But in the most intimate lies the key to many of the major global challenges today, such as the fight to eradicate poverty, and the struggle to keep the mothers of the world alive.
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