Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/7/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-07Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2019-03-07Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-07 (00)
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to include in its annual reports on human rights in countries receiving U.S. development and security assistance a discussion of the status of reproductive rights in each country, including whether a country has adopted and enforced policies to (1) promote access to contraception and accurate family planning information, (2) provide services to ensure safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth, (3) expand or restrict access to safe abortion services, (4) prevent maternal deaths, and (5) prevent and treat sexually transmitted diseases.
For each country, the reports shall also contain (1) data related to maternal deaths, and (2) a description of the nature and extent of discrimination and violence against women and girls in health care settings and the relevant government's response to such actions.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Cancer
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against women
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Family planning and birth control
- Foreign aid and international relief
- HIV/AIDS
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Human rights
- International law and treaties
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Women's health
- Women's rights
- World health
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