This bill requires the U.S. State Department to include a comprehensive section on reproductive rights in its annual human rights reports for every country. The new reporting requirements would cover each nation's policies on contraception access, safe pregnancy and childbirth, abortion services, and maternal mortality rates, as well as document instances of reproductive coercion, forced sterilization, and discrimination against women, LGBTQI+ individuals, and people with disabilities in accessing reproductive health care. The legislation directs the State Department to consult with civil society organizations, human rights groups, and international NGOs when preparing these reports to ensure comprehensive coverage of reproductive health disparities and government responses to violations. The bill frames reproductive rights as human rights aligned with international agreements the U.S. has already signed, and responds to the State Department's previous removal of reproductive rights sections from human rights reports in recent years.
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