Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United States Debate
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Alex Davies-Jones
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Women’s Rights to Reproductive Healthcare: United States
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Amanda Milling
As I mentioned in a previous answer, this is a matter for the Home Office and it keeps it under review.
Alex Davies-Jones (Pontypridd) (Lab)
I am heartbroken and furious at the backward decision in overturning Roe v. Wade in the US. As the Minister says, it is a decision for the United States of America, but it is an attack on women’s rights, an attack on human rights, and an attack on all our rights. I stand in solidarity with the women and girls in the US, in Northern Ireland and across the globe who are fighting for access to reproductive and sexual healthcare. With that in mind, what impact assessment has she made of what global funding streams will be impacted as regards accessing healthcare for women all over the world?
Amanda Milling
There are a couple of points in the international development strategy that specifically focus on women and girls—that is one of the four key priorities—but also on global health, and SRHR is a key part of that.