New WHO Study Advances Radical Abortion Policy Recommendations
Thursday, April 7, 2022
 

Three pro-abortion entities–the World Health Organization, the UN’s Human Reproduction Programme (HRP) and Guttmacher Institute—released what they describe is “the first-ever model-based estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion rates for 150 countries— New Evidence on Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in 150 Countries Shows the Importance of Developing Tailored Policies.

The study created country profiles using a statistical model with the intent “to allow decision makers and health advocates to better understand and act on sexual and reproductive health needs in their countries, particularly for family planning, including contraception and comprehensive abortion care.”

It is filled with extreme abortion advancing recommendations and promotes the false idea that sexual and reproductive health and rights are “an essential part of universal health coverage and are required to end discrimination against women and girls”. One of the aims of the study is to provide information to countries “working to implement WHO’s new guidelines for quality abortion services.”

The WHO and pro-abortion organizations are working overtime promoting the new extreme; this study is the latest effort.

Policy recommendations in the report include: Prioritize targeted investment in sexual and reproductive health and rights.

National governments are told they should:

“Prioritize domestic funding to expand overall access to quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health services, particularly contraception and safe abortion, and provide specific budget allocations for targeted interventions.”

Multilateral agencies and donors are told to

“Protect and strengthen investments in sexual and reproductive health care and improve flexibility in funding to address countries’ emerging needs.”

Another recommendation: Integrate sexual and reproductive health interventions in universal health coverage.

National governments are told they should:

Prioritize the inclusion of sexual and reproductive health care in plans, strategies and budgets for achieving universal health coverage, with a particular focus on ensuring access to care for marginalized and vulnerable people.

Adopt and implement WHO standards (or equivalent national standards) on abortion care, including task shifting to more types of health care workers to expand access to services.

Multilateral agencies and donors are told to:

Include the essential package of sexual and reproductive health interventions as part of universal health coverage efforts at the global and regional levels.

Advocates and health care provider associations are urged:

Advocate for decriminalization and liberalization of abortion laws and full implementation of existing laws, to ensure that abortion care is included in public health services.

Promote telehealth options for self-managed abortion and support task shifting to a broad range of health care workers to improve access to abortion care.

Regional bodies are told:

Support implementation of regional policy guidelines that include provisions on safe abortion, such as the Maputo Protocol in Africa and the Montevideo Consensus in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Facilitate the sharing of best practices, policies and tools with national governments.

Final recommendation: Advocate for the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission’s comprehensive definition of sexual and reproductive health and rights.

The report states that the definition “helps to advance policies, services and programs that address the sexual and reproductive health needs of all individuals effectively and equitably.”

The Guttmacher-Lancet Commission’s definition:

Sexual and reproductive health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to all aspects of sexuality and reproduction, not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Therefore, a positive approach to sexuality and reproduction should recognize the part played by pleasurable sexual relationships, trust and communication in promoting self-esteem and overall well-being. All individuals have a right to make decisions governing their bodies and to access services that support that right.

National governments are told to:

Support changes in laws, policies and social norms that enable all people to fulfill their sexual and reproductive health needs and rights.

In settings where abortion is legal, take steps to fully implement laws and policies, ensure that abortion care is affordable and accessible, and undertake education campaigns to raise awareness about the availability of services.

Multilateral agencies and donors are told

Adopt the comprehensive definition of sexual and reproductive health and rights, or key aspects of it, and prioritize an essential package of sexual and reproductive health interventions.

PNCI urges legislators to be alert to the pro-abortion pressure coming from the UN seeks it seeks to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Target 3.7: By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes.

 

 


 


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