To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices a section on reproductive rights, and for other purposes.
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018 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 policies to: (1) promote access to contraception, (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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
AbortionCancerChild healthCongressional oversightCrimes against womenDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFamily planning and birth controlForeign aid and international reliefHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSexually transmitted diseasesWomen's healthWomen's rightsWorld health
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include in the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices a section on reproductive rights, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-7228| House
| Updated: 12/10/2018
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018 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 policies to: (1) promote access to contraception, (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.
AbortionCancerChild healthCongressional oversightCrimes against womenDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFamily planning and birth controlForeign aid and international reliefHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSexually transmitted diseasesWomen's healthWomen's rightsWorld health