FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive

Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by odyssey7 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:35AM (#36710871)

As much as this is coming from a good place with good intentions, some things are human rights[1] that parents shouldn’t be able to withhold.

[1] https://theweek.com/articles/470330/birth-control-human-righ...

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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by giantg2 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:53AM (#36711249)

That doesn't contradict what the parent is saying. Having access to non-hormonal options still fulfills the UN stance.

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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by nsxwolf on Thursday July 13, 2023 @12:58PM (#36712393)

This being a "human right" seems like a matter of opinion.

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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by Levitz on Thursday July 13, 2023 @03:28PM (#36714750)

Your article talks about an annual report, then links another article written 3 years before the one you link, said article doesn't link to the report.

So I search for the report itself: https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/AR%202012%...

And the claim is nowhere near the one you are making. What the UNFPA (who can't even declare anything a human right, by the way) is saying is:

>Family planning is anchored in respect for human rights, women’s empowerment, and social justice and quality.

And

>In October, UNFPA published its annual The State of World Population report, which made the case that family planning is a basic human right that unlocks unprecedented rewards for women in terms of health, economic power and gender equality.

Putting medical barriers to access the pill is by no means whatsoever a violation of human rights.

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