KEY DEFINITIONS The following are key definitions in relation to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights consistent with the ICPD Programme of Action, the Beijing Platform for Action and other international sources. Reproductive Health Reproductive Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes. Reproductive health therefore implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capacity to reproduce and the ­freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. Implicit in this last condition are: the rights of men and women to be informed, have access to safe, effective, affordable and ­acceptable methods of family planning including methods for regulation of fertility, which are not against the law; and the right of access to appropriate health care services to enable women to have a safe pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant.15 Reproductive health is a component of reproductive rights, see below. Reproductive Health Care Reproductive Health Care is defined as the c ­ onstellation of methods, techniques and services that contribute to ­reproductive health and well-being by preventing and s­ olving reproductive health problems. Reproductive health care includes care for sexual health, the purpose of which is the enhancement of life and personal relations, and not merely counselling and care related to reproduction and sexually ­transmitted diseases.16 15 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), Program of Action, UN Doc. A/CONF.171/13 1994, chap. 7.A. 16 Ibid, chap. 7.A. 18