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The Guttmacher– Lancet Commission on sexual and reproductive health and rights: how does Australia measure up?
Author(s) -
Bateson Deborah J,
Black Kirsten I,
Sawleshwarkar Shailendra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.50058
Subject(s) - reproductive health , measure (data warehouse) , commission , sexual and reproductive health and rights , reproductive rights , political science , medicine , environmental health , computer science , population , law , data mining
Australia is a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which see sexual and reproductive health and rights as central to achieving progress in health and gender equity by 2030.1 Historically, sexual health and reproductive health have been separate entities but the necessity of integrating them is now recognised. In May 2018, the Guttmacher Institute partnered with The Lancet to create a commission on sexual and reproductive health and rights,2 which proposes a bold vision in which everyone is able to exercise their rights and responsibilities regarding sexual behaviour and reproduction freely and with dignity. And while sexual and reproductive health and rights are universal, some populations have distinct needs (Box 1).