Amnesty & Women's Reproductive Rights

Amnesty Canada is consulting members to determine whether we support or do not support taking a position or not on the area of SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; if supporting it, what should AI's position look like.

These rights will be discussed at the national 2006 annual general meeting in Winnipeg near the end of May.

If you'd like to provide your opinion on whether Amnesty should include these rights in its mandate or not , please do so at the May 18th Amnesty International Prince George meeting (Books and Company at 5:00 on Thursday).

If you feel this topic is not of interest to you or that you think it is too controversial for Amnesty to deal with, please
still attend and respond.

These rights and the abuse of them is critical to the whole area of women's rights and violence against women especially in the following areas:

*preventable causes of maternal and child death

*girls and maternal death

*preventable causes of maternal illness

*sexual violence against women

*access to family planning and contraception

*child marriage

*sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.

Ensure that your voice is heard on this important issue.