What is it about?

From 1st February 2019, Reproductive Health Matters will become Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. RHM will become SRHM. The change denotes critically important developments in the field which we believe it is essential to reflect.

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Why is it important?

Whether we like it or not, sexual and reproductive health and rights are political. Giving visibility to “sexual” in the name of our journal and organisation is therefore a political act. We do it consciously and deliberately, in recognition of the fragility of the gains made in this area, and the urgent and on-going need to continue to fight for those rights. With this name change, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters declares a strong and visible commitment to the “sexual” as well as to the “reproductive”, emphasising the intricate and inextricable linkages between health and human rights implied in both terms.

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In going forward, we affirm our position that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is a constellation that is the basis of a comprehensive health, development and human rights agenda. This recognition cannot be optional in the reality of today's world. It is central for everyone, and it “Matters”!

Jessica MacKinnon

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This page is a summary of: Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters – What’s in a name?, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, January 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/09688080.2019.1574427.
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