KEY HUMAN RIGHTS CONSIDERATIONS RELEVANT TO MANDATORY WAITING PERIODS

• Availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality must be central to the regulation of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services.
• States may not regulate abortion in a manner that forces women to resort to unsafe abortion.
• Everyone has a right to non-discrimination and equality in accessing SRH services.
• SRH services must be provided in a way that ensures privacy and confidentiality. For further information and sources, please refer to Box 1.2 and Web annex A: Key international human rights standards on abortion.