The right to sexual and reproductive health (Art. 12) 2016, para. 35
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- States must adopt the measures necessary to eliminate conditions and combat attitudes that perpetuate inequality and discrimination, particularly on the basis of gender, in order to enable all individuals and groups to enjoy sexual and reproductive health on the basis of equality. States must recognize, and take measures to rectify, entrenched social norms and power structures that impair the equal exercise of that right, such as gender roles, which have an impact on the social determinants of health. Such measures must address and eliminate discriminatory stereotypes, assumptions and norms concerning sexuality and reproduction that underlie restrictive laws and undermine the realization of sexual and reproductive health.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- CESCR General Comment No. 22, The right to sexual and reproductive health (Art. 12) (2016), para. 35.
- Paragraph number
- 35
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