IntraHealth Stands for Reproductive Health and Rights

By The Editorial Team, IntraHealth InternationalJune 27, 2022The June 24, 2022 US Supreme Courtruling to overturn Roe v. Wade ends the constitutional right to abortion in the United States—a health service that both theUnited Nations and theWorld Health Organization have determined to be a human right and an essential part of high-quality health care.  We atIntraHealth International staunchly oppose this ruling. Our vision for over 40 years has been to expand access to health services and make them available to everyone everywhere—this decision from the US Supreme Court goes against everything we stand for. We know that here in the US, this ruling will make safe abortion services almost—or, in many cases, completely—inaccessible for the pregnant people who need them. And the ruling will come down hardest on communities who have already faced discrimination and barriers to fundamental human rights. Already, around 47,000 people die globally from unsafe abortion and 5 million are hospitalized for serious complications such as bleeding or infection, according to theInternational Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. We also know that the devastating effectswill creep outward. Such a systemic assault on anyone who is or may become pregnant will hinder the progress of global health and gender equity initiatives around the world. This ruling could affect communities in every low- and middle-income country with whom we at IntraHealth ...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health Gender Equality Health Workforce Systems Source Type: news