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Chapter 2 - European Laws on Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Different Policies regarding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

from Section 1 - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Public Health Aspects and Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2024

By
Teresa A. Bombas
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women's Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Although all human rights are relevant to sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR), the European Council has identified certain human rights as having key importance. These are the rights to health, to life, to freedom from torture and other ill treatment, to privacy and to equality and non-discrimination [1].

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Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 8 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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