The Distinctive Importance of the Childbearing Period Growing Evidence of Disrespect and - PDF document

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companionshipduringmaternity privacy dignified(including Dignity, Discriminationspecificattributes freedomdiscrimination,equitable Abandonmentdenial timelyhealthcareandhighest attainablehealth Detention Liberty,autonomy,determination,freedom coercion In seeking and receiving maternity care before, during, and after childbirth: ARTICLE I: Every woman has the right to be free from harm and ill treatment International Standards EliminationWomen,ArticleInternationalRights(ICCPR),ArticleInternationalMotherBabyRightsApproachOptimalMaternityInternationalParenthoodFederationSexualReproductiveRights,1996,BioethicsHumanRights, Multinational and National Standards Patient’sRights,2002,Orgánicauna2007,15j ARTICLE II: Every woman has the right to and respect for her choices and preferences, including companionship during maternity care International Standards 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Ata,ConferenceArticlesInternationalParenthoodFederationSexualReproductiveRights.1996,theUnitedNationsRightspreventablematernalmorbidityhumanUnitedNationsWorldHumanRights,BioethicsHumanRights, Multinational and National Standards FundamentalRightsUnion,EstadoBolivia,HumanRightsHumanApplicationMedicine:RightsArticletheRightsEurope,Rights1999, ARTICLE VII: Every woman has the right to liberty, autonomy, self-determination, and freedom from coercion International Standards EliminationWomen,ArticleInternationalSocialRights(ICESCR),ArticleInternationalParenthoodFederationSexualReproductiveRights,1996,InternationalRights(ICCPR),ArticleBioethicsHumanRights, Multinational and National Standards FundamentalRightsUnion,theRightsEurope,                                                              2010.EvidenceforDisrespectandAbusebasedReportLandscapeBethesda,MD:ResearchCorporation,CharterframeworktheInternationalPlannedFederationSexualReproductiveRights,1996. 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