World: Shining a Light on Reproductive Violence: A contribution to understanding all forms of gender-based violence against women and girls

A recent report by MSI Reproductive Choices and the United Nations Population Fund has shed light on the issue of reproductive violence, emphasizing its various manifestations, including reproductive coercion, mistreatment during childbirth, and limited access to reproductive health services. The document introduces a definition and conceptual framework for understanding reproductive violence as a specific category of gender-based violence that operates across interpersonal, community, institutional, and societal levels. In the context of growing challenges to sexual and reproductive health rights, the report aims to foster policy dialogue, research, and advocacy to ensure that women and girls can exercise their reproductive rights without fear of violence. It calls for recognition and action against this pervasive form of harm, highlighting its implications for human rights and gender equality.

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