The real war on women. From Daily Mail: An Egyptian lawmaker has insisted women should undergo genital mutilation because the country’s men are sexually weak – and cannot meet increased demand in the bedroom. Elhamy Agina argued in favour of the brutal practice claiming it would succeed in reducing ‘sexual desires’ of women in Egypt. […]

via Egypt’s women ‘must undergo genital mutilation because the country’s men are sexually weak — Fellowship of the 

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Where are the United Nations when they are really needed.  What about the women’s rights?  This is barbarism.  Tell the men to man-up.

Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health – the ICPD and the

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

by Dr. Carmel Shalev, expert member, CEDAW*
Key words: human rights; gender discrimination; equality; autonomy; choice; informed consent; confidentiality; CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)

Abstract

The ICPD recognised women’s rights to reproductive and sexual health as being key to women’s health. The basis for these rights can be found in various articles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. This paper examines the textual framework of women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health as expressed in this and other international human rights documents. Rights to reproductive and sexual health include the right to life, liberty and the security of the person; the right to health care and information; and the right to non-discrimination in the allocation of resources to health services and in their availability and accessibility. Of central importance are the rights to autonomy and privacy in making sexual and reproductive decisions, as well as the rights to informed consent and confidentiality in relation to health services. The paper is illustrated by issues that reflect systemic violation of the above rights in varied forms, including maternal mortality, lack of procedures for legal abortion, inadequate allocation of resources for family planning, coercive population programs, spousal consent to sterilization, and occupational discrimination of pregnant women. Country examples are taken from States Parties’ periodic reports under the Women’s Convention.

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