1. promoting the reproductive rights agenda 1975 – Declaration of Mexico on the Equality of Women and their Contribution to Development and Peace and Plans of Action 1968 – Final Act of the Tehran Conference on Human Rights 1994 – International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and Programme of Action 1993 – World Conference on Human Rights adopted the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action section 16 “Parents have a basic human right to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of children and a right to adequate education and information in this respect”. The General Assembly endorsed the Final Act in December 1968.10 The 1975 Declaration of Mexico on the Equality of Women and their Contribution to Development and Peace confirms the principle of equal rights within the family and the principle of inviolability of the human body as per Principle 12, “[e]very couple and every individual has the right to decide freely and responsibly whether or not to have children as well as to determine their number and spacing, 2000 – Millennium Summit and the Millennium Declaration – and subsequent Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 1995 – Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action – IV World Conference on Women 2005 – World Summit Outcome and to have the information, education and means to do so”.11 In 1993, the World Conference on Human Rights adopted the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, another document signalling a worldwide consensus on the right to sexual and reproductive health. Section 3 of the Programme of Action12 deals with women’s rights and their right to accessible and adequate health care and the widest range of family planning services, as well as equal access to education at all levels, including sexuality education. 11 UN Doc. E/CONF. 66/34. 10 UNGA Resolution 2442 (XXIII). 12 UNGA Resolution A/RES/48/121. 25

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