Sexual and reproductive health of migrants: Does the EU care?

Ines Keygnaert, Aurore Guieu, Gorik Ooms, Nicole Vettenburg, Marleen Temmerman and Kristien Roelens

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 114, issue 2, 215-225

Abstract: The European Union (EU) refers to health as a human right in many internal and external communications, policies and agreements, defending its universality. In parallel, specific health needs of migrants originating from outside the EU have been acknowledged. Yet, their right to health and in particular sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is currently not ensured throughout the EU. This paper reflects on the results of a comprehensive literature review on migrants’ SRH in the EU applying the Critical Interpretive Synthesis review method.

Keywords: Migrants; Sexual health; Inequity; Human rights; European Union; Policy development; Migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.10.007

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