Annotation:
This report discusses the relationship between violence against women, and sexual and reproductive health issues. It begins by providing a background to the problem of gender-based violence related to pregnancy and abortion, including a discussion on international human rights law and the impunity of perpetrators. The links between violence, pregnancy and abortion are then discussed. The last portion of the report focuses on solutions based on a health promotion approach that can be implemented to address this problem at the local, national and international levels. Personal accounts are included to illustrate the extent of human rights violations experienced by women around the world. [Descriptors: Violence Against Women, International]