Eliminating discrimination against women in the area of health and safety, with a focus on the instrumentalization of women's bodies 2016, para. 90
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Public funding is necessary to subsidize primary health-care services, including medications, contraceptives, legal termination of pregnancy and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Such services should be affordable and, in the case of economically disadvantaged women, provided free of charge. User or "informal" fees for health-care services increase the risk that these women will either forgo services or resort to substandard services, perhaps from unqualified providers.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/44, para. 90.