New Delhi, Apr 14 (UNI) Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, according to a data from 57 countries, the UN Fund for Population Activities said Wednesday in a flagship report.
The 2021 State of World Population report, titled My Body is My Own, marks the first time a UN report focuses on the power and agency of individuals to make choices about their bodies without fear, violence or coercion.
The report examines data on women’s decision-making power and on laws supportive of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Tragically, only 55 per cent of women have bodily autonomy, according to measurements of their ability to make their own decisions on issues relating to health care, contraception and whether to have sex.