family planning services require real political will to defend the rights of women, not only in cash
Lately, almost every week someone asks me when I'll have children. Sexist? A little. Boring? Many.
if or when to have children is a very personal decision that changes your life. Fortunately, I have all the tools you need to decide for myself. I have access to family planning methods, and income to pay for them. More importantly, I have the power in my relationships, my family and my country to choose to use them, without too much pressure (as well as subtle hints of the mother).
I am a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence, so I feel safe at home. I know that, for now, I'll have an income, even if I'm pregnant, and I will be eligible for benefits through work or social insurance. I do not have health insurance. I know if I have a daughter, she will be very well received in our family. I have 10 children if I want to - and if I choose to have no, that's fine too. Millions of women and girls do not have that chance.
A year ago, on July 11, governments and donors gathered for a World Summit on Family Planning in London. They pledged to spend $ 2.6 billion on family planning in developing countries. Following this initiative, more than two dozen governments are working on plans to include family planning in their health programs. This is an incredible feat. But do you really give women control over their family size? Human Rights Watch and many other organizations, including the Center for Reproductive Health and Amnesty International has expressed concern that the summit did little to defend the rights of women and girls.
"We need to look at the access [women] the point of view," said Melinda Gates, one of the driving forces behind the summit and a major donor initiatives reproductive health. " Can every woman who wants to get contraceptives without coercion or discrimination? "
There is still very little is done to deal with the laws and practices that make coercion and reinforce discrimination. It is politically much more difficult to treat than the mere opening of other health centers or increase contraceptive products. Our work has shown that when health initiatives are not based on the human rights of women, do not offer. Here are two ways not adequately undermining efforts to improve family planning.
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