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Universal health coverage: another political space in which to expand the elimination of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights

SRHM Journal
SRHM Journal

In a recently published open-access commentary, Doctoral Researcher Lynda Gilby and Professor Meri Koivusalo discuss how the inclusion of SRHR as part of broader efforts to achieve UHC has come under unprecedented threat as a result of far-right coalition building and active opposition against any mention of SRHR in global forums.

Introduction

The women’s health movement fought for decades for the recognition of sexual and reproductive rights, as well as accessible and quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services as a crucial element of health care provision and gender equality. 1 Universal health coverage (UHC), including sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (SRHR), is part of global efforts for reaching the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030. 2  However, the inclusion of SRHR as part of broader efforts to achieve UHC has come under unprecedented threat as a result of far-right coalition building and active opposition orchestrated by the United States Trump administration throughout the United Nations and its agencies. 3–5 In this commentary, we discuss key concerns in relation to SRHR and UHC.

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