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Sexual and reproductive health and rights of refugee and migrant women: gynecologists’ and obstetricians’ responsibilities
Author(s) -
Endler Margit,
Al Haidari Taghreed,
Chowdhury Sameena,
Christilaw Jan,
El Kak Faysal,
Galimberti Diana,
Gutierrez Miguel,
RamirezNegrin Atziri,
Senanayake Hemantha,
Sohail Rubina,
Temmerman Marleen,
Danielsson Kristina Gemzell
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.13111
Subject(s) - refugee , dignity , sexual and reproductive health and rights , denial , reproductive health , reproductive rights , human rights , vulnerability (computing) , political science , context (archaeology) , sexual violence , health care , gender studies , medicine , sociology , psychology , environmental health , law , computer security , population , geography , archaeology , psychoanalysis , computer science
Ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services is Target 3.7 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Refugee and migrant women and children are at particular risk of being forgotten in the global momentum to achieve this target. In this article we discuss the violations of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of particular relevance to the refugee and migrant reality. We give context‐specific examples of denial of health services to vulnerable groups; lack of dignity as a barrier to care; the vulnerability of adolescents; child marriage; weaponized rape; gender‐based violence; and sexual trafficking. We discuss rights frameworks and models that are being used in response to these situations, as well as what remains to be done. Specifically, we call for obstetricians and gynecologists to act as individual providers and through their FIGO member societies to protect women's health and rights in these exposed settings.

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