[What significance does "reproductive health" have for the dermatologist?]

"Reproductive rights embrace certain human rights that are already recognized in national laws, international human rights documents and other relevant UV consensus documents. These rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. They also include the right of all to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence. Full attention should be given to promoting mutually respectful and equitable gender relations and particularly to meeting the educational and service needs of adolescents to enable them to deal in a positive and responsible way with their sexuality." (The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo, Egypt, from 5 to 13 September 1994).