人权方法来减少不孕不育
Payal K Shah1, Jaime M Gher1,2
1International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
概括
在全球范围内,六分之一的人面临不孕症. 联合国的一份新报告阐明了各国在法律上有义务防止不孕症,确保获得治疗,并保护个人免受伤害和歧视.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 人权法 人权法 人权法
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
背景情况:
- 世界卫生组织 (WHO) 估计,全球六分之一的人患有不孕症.
- 许多国家对其在不孕症预防,获得治疗和减轻伤害方面的责任缺乏明确性.
- 由于耻辱,暴力和歧视性的刻板印象,不孕不育不成比例地影响某些群体.
研究的目的:
- 概述联合国人权事务高级专员办公室 (人权高专办) 关于国家在不孕症方面的法律义务的报告.
- 澄清国家在预防不孕症,确保获得治疗和解决负面后果方面的责任.
- 告知医疗保健提供者关于报告对其在护理和宣传中的作用的影响.
主要方法:
- 对人权高专办关于国家在不孕症方面的法律义务的研究论文的分析.
- 审查世卫组织对全球不孕症患病率的估计.
- 综合报告关于预防,治疗和减少危害的调查结果.
主要成果:
- 联合国人权高专办的报告强调了各国有法律义务通过解决根本原因来预防不孕症.
- 国家有义务确保获得不孕症诊断和治疗.
- 该报告强调,各国需要打击与不孕症相关的耻辱,暴力和歧视.
结论:
- 国家有明确的法律义务全面解决不孕问题,从预防到治疗和支持.
- 医疗保健提供者在提供护理和倡导与不孕不育有关的政策改革方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 执行人权高专办的建议对于保护患有不孕症的个人的权利和福祉至关重要.
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