Sexual and reproductive rights in action-obligations and opportunities

Opportunities for action: addressing Latina sexual and reproductive health.

Volume 37, Number 1, March 2005 Latinas account for approximately one in every seven U.S. women of reproductive age.1 Although several national organizations and numerous local groups are dedicated to improving Latino health, significant gaps exist in the breadth and depth of information available on Latina sexual and reproductive health. Analyses from national and small-scale investigations us...

Sexual and reproductive health rights in Africa.

1 Judd LL, Akiskal HS, Maser JD, et al. A prospective 12-year study of subsyndromal and syndromal depressive symptoms in unipolar major depressive disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1998; 55: 694–700. 2 National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Depression: management of depression in primary and secondary care, clinical guideline 23. December, 2004: http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=cg023 (acces...

Implementing Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Colombia.

In this brief presentation, I will try to give a general idea of the context in which we discuss the issue of sexual and reproductive rights in Colombia, and of the type of work we do at the nongovernmental organization in which I work. Let me start with the most recent and unfortunate public debate, generated by the Ombudsman.' The day he was elected to Congress he proposed that all women work...

[Sexual and reproductive rights in adolescence].

OBJECTIVE To present legal milestones to ensure the Brazilian adolescent autonomy indealing with their sexual and reproductive health. METHODS Literature review of national legislation published on the official sites of governmental organs (Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education) and Class Associations (Federal Council of Medicine [Conselho Federal de Medicina--CFM] and the Federal Coun...

Intimate links: A call to action on HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights