[Pdf-women] State of the World Population 2018 - Freedom of Choice on Reproductive Rights

[Soloveni Vitoso]

STATE OF THE WORLD POPULATION 2018 - FREEDOM OF CHOICE ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

https://www.unfpa.org/press/state-world-population-2018

October 16, 2018 - United Nations, New York - Across the world, choices are restricted for too many women, says UNFPA's flagship report, The State of World Population 2018<http://www.unfpa.org/swop>, released today.
The freedom to make decisions that affect one's health and well-being is inextricably linked to reproductive rights. Where individuals and couples are unable to decide whether and when to have children, fertility rates are often high, making it harder for countries to provide essential services - including health care and education - that help people chart a path from poverty. Reproductive rights are integral to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300>. Yet no country - regardless of income level or political system - has made reproductive rights a reality for all. There are still millions of women who are having more, or fewer, children than they would like, with implications for families, communities and entire nations. Fertility rates - whether high or low - can indicate various shortfalls in human rights<https://www.unfpa.org/human-rights>. Countries with high fertility are typically poorer and may suffer from entrenched gender discrimination. Child marriage<https://www.unfpa.org/child-marriage>, for example, often leads to early childbearing. Conversely, countries with low fertility - though they tend to have higher levels of education and income and less unmet need for family planning - may struggle with gaps in affordable childcare that lead people to have fewer children than they would like. This can result in demographic shifts<https://www.unfpa.org/demographic-dividend> that strain public-service delivery and threaten to weaken economies.Whatever the barrier to reproductive rights, governments must do more to ensure public policies, services and budgets align towards choice, the report underscores. Here are five actions countries can take to fulfill reproductive rights for all.
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Direct Link to Full 156-Page UNFPA 2018 Report:
https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/UNFPA_PUB_2018_EN_SWP.pdf

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