You have the right to a standard of living adequate for good health and well-being.
Reproductive health and rights are at the core of bodily autonomy and human dignity. The opportunity to make informed decisions about one’s own body, including access to birth control and abortion, is fundamental to living life on one’s own terms. Everyone should have access to the healthcare and information they need to make the best decisions for themselves and their families.
Here are 3 actions you can take to support reproductive health & rights:
- Check out the Feminist Campus campaign to Expose Fake Clinics and help stop so-called ‘crisis-pregnancy centers’ from lying to those seeking to end a pregnancy.
- Write a ‘thank you’ postcard to an abortion clinic near you. Check out the GLI Thank a Clinic Toolkit for tips and templates.
- Find out the status of abortion in your state and learn more about medication abortion.
Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says in part:
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services…