Reproductive health is associated with the physical, mental and social well-being linked to the reproductive system.
Reproductive health is a right recognized in most countries in the world. For the World Health Organization (WHO) , reproductive health is the condition of physical, mental and social well-being linked to the reproductive system .
Therefore, reproductive health promotes that people can enjoy a safe sexual life and decide when they want to have children. In this sense, it implies the right of men and women to be informed about the functioning of their own bodies and existing contraceptive methods.
In this way, reproductive health is made up of various services and techniques, including education and care linked to sexually transmitted diseases.
Reproductive health and unwanted pregnancies
Various statistics indicate that unwanted pregnancies account for 50% of the total, a figure that affects the existence of high-risk abortions and venereal diseases of different types. It is estimated that 600,000 women die each year from obstetric complications, which should not exist in countries with adequate reproductive health plans .
Reproductive health also includes early detection of gynecological conditions , with exams such as breast screening and PAP.
Contraception is part of reproductive health.
Pressures against
Some extremist groups, linked to religious fundamentalism, consider that reproductive health promotes the murder of children , since they oppose contraceptive methods and abortion under all circumstances. They even consider reproductive health to be a violation of human rights. However, science assures that reproductive health allows a better life for parents and their children.
The Church, the main non-state body that advocates against the implementation of reproductive health laws even though these are aimed at offering people absolute freedom over their bodies , objects that issues related to reproductive health are strategies that aim to granting the global power of legislation to the various powerful countries. As laughable as it may be, the church itself also says that these organizations avoid mentioning the risks that abortions of different types can bring to patients, but it does not delve into issues such as world hunger due to overpopulation or children. unwanted fruits of violations.
Despite what the Church may affirm, attempts to normalize reproductive education and health plans around reproduction attempt to cooperate with an improvement in people's quality of life, making them independent, owners of their body and everything. that comes from it, and not slaves of an ideology or an organization like the Church, for example.
The State and reproductive health
It is important to note that the development of sexuality and the ability to procreate are two rights strictly linked to the dignity of the person and the development of their capabilities, therefore, it is necessary that these rights be defended at the state level , guaranteeing physical integrity. and psychic of the person.
The decision to have children and when to have them constitutes one of the most intimate and personal issues that a person must face and it is essential that on such an occasion there is no coercion or any type of pressure that could affect the person's decision. For this reason, it is essential to support both reproductive education (so that people from a young age are aware that this is not an issue to be taken lightly and know how to take precautions in time) and laws regarding reproductive health (so that everyone people understand that they have the right to decide what and when to reproduce and to be able to receive the appropriate help if they find themselves in trouble).