Human Rights- ­Components of State’s related issues Obligations Assessing compliance • How does the State ensure affordable access, such as through free or sub­ sidized care, for low-income women or those who may face heightened ­barriers to seeking sexual and reproductive health care? • What steps has the State taken to i­ntegrate gender and s­ exuality ­perspectives into their policies, plans, and programmes on sexual and ­reproductive health, such as involving women in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of such policies, plans, and programmes? • What mechanisms are in place to ensure access to justice for persons who have suffered discrimination in access to sexual and reproductive health services, goods and information? Contraceptive ­Information and Services • States should take steps to ensure that all ­individuals have access to c ­ omprehensive, ­scientifically accurate, unbiased information regarding contraceptive methods. • States should take steps to ensure a full range of contraceptive methods are available, accessible, acceptable and of good quality. • To what extent has the State developed and implemented a national strategy or plan that includes measures to ensure access to contraceptive information and services? • To what extent has the State ­allocated adequate budgetary, human, and administrative resources to the ­implementation of such strategies or plans? 47