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...women's reproductive rights, the lack will to implement them, result in women in the region having alarming rates of unplanned pregnancies, unsafe abortions, sexual trafficking, and violence, as well as soaring rates of HIV/AIDS infection.
Thus, according to the latest volume of CRR's Women of the Worm series, Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives--East and Southeast Asia, governments in East and South-East Asia must work much harder to serve the reproductive health needs and promote the autonomy of the women in their region.
What are reproductive rights?
"Reproductive rights embrace certain human rights that are already recognised in national laws, international human rights documents...
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