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Module 16/Unit 1<br />

Specific Objective #4: Identify the <strong>reproductive</strong> rights of<br />

<strong>adolescents</strong><br />

CONTENT<br />

Knowledge/Attitudes/Skills<br />

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF THE<br />

ADOLESCENT CLIENT<br />

A right is something that an individual or<br />

a population can legally and justly claim.<br />

For instance, individuals can claim<br />

equality within a population or such civil<br />

liberties as the right to vote.<br />

Reproductive rights are those rights<br />

specific to personal decision-making and<br />

behavior in the <strong>reproductive</strong> sphere,<br />

including access to <strong>reproductive</strong> <strong>health</strong><br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation, guidance from a trained<br />

professional, and RH <strong>services</strong>.<br />

In addition to rights established within<br />

individual countries, major international<br />

conventions have articulated<br />

<strong>reproductive</strong> rights, including those that<br />

are specific to <strong>adolescents</strong>. These<br />

policies provide the basis <strong>for</strong> the<br />

following adolescent rights:<br />

• The right to good <strong>reproductive</strong> <strong>health</strong>.<br />

• The right to decide freely and<br />

responsibly on all aspects of one's<br />

sexuality.<br />

• The right to in<strong>for</strong>mation and<br />

education about sexual and<br />

<strong>reproductive</strong> <strong>health</strong> so that good<br />

decisions can be made about<br />

relationships and having children.<br />

Training/Learning Methods<br />

(Time Required)<br />

LARGE GROUP DISCUSSION<br />

(20 MIN.)<br />

The trainer should:<br />

• Introduce the concept of <strong>reproductive</strong><br />

rights as specified in the content<br />

section on the left-hand side of the<br />

page.<br />

• Ask Px to identify <strong>reproductive</strong> rights<br />

that apply to <strong>adolescents</strong> and write<br />

answers on a flipchart.<br />

• Using Transparency 1.3: <strong>International</strong><br />

Policy Consensus on Adolescent<br />

Reproductive Rights and the content<br />

on the left-hand side of the page, fill<br />

in any missing in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />

1.3<br />

• Ask Px the following questions:<br />

How are adolescent <strong>health</strong><br />

<strong>services</strong> affected when providers<br />

believe clients have the same<br />

rights to <strong>services</strong> as adults<br />

How are <strong>services</strong> affected when<br />

providers believe that adolescent<br />

clients have no rights<br />

• The right to own, control, and protect<br />

one’s own body.<br />

• The right to be free of discrimination,<br />

coercion, and violence in one’s<br />

sexual decisions and sexual life.<br />

<strong>Pathfinder</strong> <strong>International</strong><br />

18<br />

Adolescent Curriculum

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