Human Rights- ­Components of State’s related issues Obligations Freedom from Discrimination 46 • Sexual and reproductive health information, goods and services should be accessible to all in law and practice without discrimination. • States should adopt ­measures to achieve equality and eliminate ­discrimination with respect to sexual and reproductive health for all. Assessing compliance • To what extent has State developed and implemented measures to eliminate discrimination in the field of sexual and reproductive health through policy? • What steps has the State taken to ensure that reproductive health services that only women need, such as services related to pregnancy, and pregnancy-­ related complications, are available, accessible, acceptable and of good ­quality both in law and in practice? • What steps has the State taken to ­eliminate laws or policies that require third party (e.g., parental, spousal, or judicial) authorization for access to s­ exual and reproductive health ­information and services? • What steps has the State taken to decriminalize specific forms of ­consensual sexual activity, such as same-sex or extra-marital sexual activity? • What measures has the State taken to prevent or eliminate discriminatory policies or practices in both the public and private spheres, such as mandatory pregnancy testing or policies or practices that target ethnic or racial minorities and groups, women living with HIV, or women with disabilities for involuntary surgical sterilization?