Timeline of reproductive rights legislation

This is a timeline of reproductive rights legislation, a chronological list of laws and legal decisions affecting human reproductive rights. Reproductive rights are a sub-set of human rights[1] pertaining to issues of reproduction and reproductive health.[2] These rights may include some or all of the following: the right to legal or safe abortion, the right to birth control, the right to access quality reproductive healthcare, and the right to education and access in order to make reproductive choices free from coercion, discrimination, and violence.[3] Reproductive rights may also include the right to receive education about contraception and sexually transmitted infections, and freedom from coerced sterilization, abortion, and contraception, and protection from practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Freedman, Lynn P.; Stephen L. Isaacs (January–February 1993). "Human Rights and Reproductive Choice". Studies in Family Planning. 24 (1). Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 24, No. 1: 18–30. doi:10.2307/2939211. JSTOR 2939211. PMID 8475521.
  2. ^ a b Cook, Rebecca J.; Mahmoud F. Fathalla (September 1996). "Advancing Reproductive Rights Beyond Cairo and Beijing". International Family Planning Perspectives. 22 (3). International Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 22, No. 3: 115–121. doi:10.2307/2950752. JSTOR 2950752.
  3. ^ a b Amnesty International USA (2007). "Stop Violence Against Women: Reproductive rights". SVAW. Amnesty International USA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2007.