Deadline: March 31, 2023
The 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) defined reproductive health as a human right for the first time. This paradigm shift aimed to put an end to population control goals and targets, while placing women’s reproductive autonomy at the center of population and development policies. The widespread adoption of the ICPD around the world has been hailed as a victory for reproductive rights, yet some have argued that because it represents a necessary compromise between competing interests, it fails to live up to this designation.