,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bf1      
#bjba,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4        
,booker1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4        
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,kaine1  
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,brown1
 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4         
,duckworth1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,bennet1
 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa to   
require a section on reproductive rights
 in the ,annual ,country ,reports on    
,human ,rights ,practices1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,reproductive       
,rights are ,human ,rights ,act of      
#bjba4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states

 has joined the international community 
in identifying reproductive rights as   
human rights1 including in connection   
with the #aiid ,international           
,conference on ,population and          
,development1 the #aiie ,beijing ,world 
,conference on ,women1 and through its  
ratification of the ,international      
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights1 done at ,new ,york ,december   
#ai1 #aiff 7referred to in this ,act as 
,,iccpr71 the ,international ,convention
 on the ,elimination of ,all ,forms of  
,racial ,discrimination1 done at ,new   
,york ,december #ba1 #aife1 and the     
,convention against ,torture and ,other 
,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrading          
,treatment or ,punishment1 done at ,new 
,york ,december #aj1 #aihd4  7#b7       
,general comment ,no4 #cf 7#bjah7 on    
article #f of the ,,iccpr1 which was    
adopted by the ,human ,rights ,committee
 on ,october #cj1 #bjah1 asserts that   
,states parties-- 7,a7 should ensure    
access for all persons to quality and   

evidence-based information and education
 about sexual and reproductive health   
and to a wide range of affordable       
contraceptive methods2  7,b7 must       
provide safe1 legal1 and effective      
access to abortion where the life and   
health of the pregnant woman or girl is 
at risk1 or where carrying a pregnancy  
to term would cause the pregnant woman  
or girl substantial pain or suffering1  
most notably where pregnancy is the     
result of rape or incest or is not      
viable2  7,c7 ensure the availability   
of1 and effective access to1 quality    
prenatal and post-abortion health care  
for women and girls2 and  7,d7 must not 
impose restrictions on the ability of   
women or girls to seek abortion in a    
manner that jeopardizes their lives1    
subjects them to physical or mental pain
 or suffering1 discriminates against    
them1 arbitrarily interferes with their 
privacy1 or places them at risk of      
undertaking unsafe abortions4  7#c7     
,reproductive coercion1 which is any    

behavior that interferes with autonomous
 decision making about reproductive     
health outcomes1 is a violation of human
 rights4  7#d7 ,lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 
transgender1 queer1 and intersex persons
 7,,lgbtqi7 face stigma and             
discrimination in accessing reproductive
 health services1 and barriers1         
including anti-,,lgbtqi laws1 policies1 
and gender norms in countries4 ,the     
denial of access to sexual and          
reproductive health care and associated 
human rights violations due to these    
barriers should be reported in relevant 
,department of ,state ,annual ,country  
,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices4  
7#e7 ,human rights are grounded in      
international standards4 ,the           
,department of ,state's deletion of the 
reproductive rights subsection from its 
#bjag1 #bjah1 and #bjai ,country        
,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices   
inappropriately politicized human rights
 of people around the world4  7#f7      
,limiting reproductive rights also      

limits pathways to economic1 social1 and
 political empowerment4 ,sexual and     
reproductive health and rights are      
essential for sustainable economic      
development1 are intrinsically linked to
 gender equality and women's well-being1
 and are critical to community health4  
7#g7 ,the global ,,covid-#ai pandemic   
has placed at risk the fulfillment of   
reproductive rights4 ,the ,united       
,nations ,office of the ,high           
,commissioner for ,human ,rights has    
raised concerns that overloaded health  
systems1 shortages of medical supplies1 
and disruptions of global supply chains 
have undermined the sexual and          
reproductive health and rights of       
individuals4  #c4 ,annual country       
reports on human rights practices  7a7  
,in general ,the ,foreign ,assistance   
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et   
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section      
#aaf7;d7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d771 by  
amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as      
follows3  7#b7 the status of            

reproductive rights in each country1    
including-- 7,a7 whether such country   
has adopted and enforced policies-- 7i7 
to promote access to safe1 effective1   
and affordable methods of contraception 
and comprehensive1 accurate1            
nondiscriminatory family planning and   
sexual health information2  7ii7 to     
promote access to a full range of       
quality health care services to ensure  
safe and healthy pregnancy and          
childbirth free from violence and       
discrimination2  7iii7 to promote the   
equitable prevention1 detection1 and    
treatment of sexually transmitted       
infections1 including ,,hiv and ,,hpv1  
and of reproductive tract infections and
 reproductive cancers2 and  7iv7 to     
expand or restrict access to safe       
abortion services or post-abortion care1
 or to criminalize pregnancy-related    
outcomes1 including spontaneous         
miscarriages or pregnancies outside of  
marriage2  7,b7 a description of the    
rates and causes of pregnancy-related   

injuries and deaths1 including deaths   
due to unsafe abortions2  7,c7 a        
description of-- 7i7 the nature and     
extent of instances of discrimination1  
coercion1 and violence against women1   
girls1 and ,,lgbtqi individuals in all  
settings where health care is provided1 
including in detention2  7ii7 instances 
of obstetric violence1 involuntary or   
coerced abortion1 involuntary or coerced
 pregnancy1 coerced sterilization1 use  
of incentives or disincentives to lower 
or raise fertility1 withholding of      
information on reproductive health      
options1 and other forms of reproductive
 and sexual coercion2 and  7iii7 the    
actions1 if any1 taken by the government
 of such country to respond to such     
discrimination1 coercion1 and violence1 
if applicable2  7,d7 a description of-- 
7i7 the proportion of individuals of    
reproductive age 7#ae through #di years 
of age7 whose need for family planning  
is satisfied with modern methods2  7ii7 
the barriers such individuals face in   

accessing such services2  7iii7 the     
nature and extent of instances of denial
 of comprehensive and accurate family   
planning information and services in    
such country2 and  7iv7 the actions1 if 
any1 taken by the government of such    
country to address such denials2 and    
7,e7 a description of-- 7i7 disparities 
in access to family planning and        
reproductive health services and        
pregnancy-related health outcomes1      
including pregnancy-related injuries and
 deaths1 based on race1 ethnicity1      
indigenous status1 language1 religious  
affiliation1 or other marginalized      
identity2 and  7ii7 any measures taken  
by the government of such country to    
hold health systems accountable for     
addressing such disparities2  2 and     
7#b7 in section #ejb;,b 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcjd7-- 7,a7 by redesignating the      
second subsection 7i7 7relating to child
 marriage status7 as subsection 7j72 and
  7,b7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7k7 ,inclusion of status of 

reproductive rights in ,annual ,country 
,reports on ,human ,rights ,practices   
,the report required under subsection   
7b7 shall include a description of the  
status of reproductive rights in each   
country1 including-- 7#a7 whether such  
country has adopted and enforced        
policies-- 7,a7 to promote access to    
safe1 effective1 and affordable methods 
of contraception and comprehensive1     
accurate1 non-discriminatory family     
planning and sexual health information2 
7,b7 to promote access to a full range  
of quality health care services to      
ensure safe and healthy pregnancy and   
childbirth1 free from violence and      
discrimination2  7,c7 to promote the    
equitable prevention1 detection1 and    
treatment of sexually transmitted       
infections1 including ,,hiv and ,,hpv1  
and of reproductive tract infections and
 reproductive cancers2 and  7,d7 to     
expand or restrict access to safe       
abortion services or post-abortion care1
 or criminalize pregnancy-related       

outcomes1 including spontaneous         
miscarriages and pregnancies outside of 
marriage2  7#b7 a description of the    
rates and causes of pregnancy-related   
injuries and deaths1 including deaths   
due to unsafe abortions2  7#c7 a        
description of-- 7,a7 the nature and    
extent of instances of discrimination1  
coercion1 and violence against women1   
girls and ,,lgbtqi individuals in all   
settings where health care is provided1 
including in detention2  7,b7 instances 
of coerced abortion1 coerced pregnancy1 
coerced sterilization1 use of incentives
 or disincentives to lower or raise     
fertility1 withholding of information on
 reproductive health options1 and other 
forms of reproductive and sexual        
coercion2 and  7,c7 the actions1 if any1
 taken by the government of such country
 to respond to such discrimination1     
coercion1 and violence1 if applicable2  
7#d7 a description of-- 7,a7 the        
proportion of individuals of            
reproductive age 7#ae through #di years 

of age7 whose need for family planning  
is satisfied with modern methods2  7,b7 
the barriers such individuals face in   
accessing such services2  7,c7 the      
nature and extent of instances of denial
 of comprehensive and accurate family   
planning information and services in    
such country2 and  7,d7 the actions1 if 
any1 taken by the government of such    
country to respond to such denials2 and 
7#e7 a description of-- 7,a7 disparities
 in access to family planning and       
reproductive health services and        
pregnancy-related health outcomes1      
including pregnancy-related injuries and
 deaths1 based on race1 ethnicity1      
indigenous status1 language1 religious  
affiliation1 or other marginalized      
identity2 and  7,b7 any measures taken  
by the government of such country to    
hold health systems accountable for     
addressing such disparities4  4  7b7    
,consultation required ,in preparing the
 ,annual ,country ,reports on ,human    
,rights ,practices required under       

sections #aaf7;d7 and #ejb;,b of the    
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa1 as  
amended by subsection 7a771 the         
,secretary of ,state1 the ,assistant    
,secretary of ,state for ,democracy1    
,human ,rights1 and ,labor1 and other   
relevant officials1 including human     
rights officers at ,united ,states      
diplomatic and consular posts1 shall    
consult with-- 7#a7 representatives of  
,united ,states civil society and       
multilateral organizations with         
demonstrated experience and expertise in
 sexual and reproductive health and     
rights or promoting the human rights of 
women1 girls1 and ,,lgbtqi persons2     
7#b7 relevant local nongovernmental     
organizations in all countries included 
in such reports1 including organizations
 serving women1 girls1 and ,,lgbtqi     
persons that are focused on sexual and  
reproductive health and rights2 and     
7#c7 relevant agencies and offices of   
the ,united ,states ,government that    
track or are otherwise involved in the  

monitoring of reproductive and sexual   
health around the world4