Women and the Human Right to Health Care: A Perspective on the Federal Health Reform Law
Part of a series of fact sheets published by NESRI, analyzing the law from the perspective of women, immigrants, and people of color.
NESRI finds that the new federal health reform law fails to meet the key human rights standards of universality, equity, and accountability, which has concrete repercussions for already disadvantaged groups. The new law leaves many challenges in place for women who seek equal access to appropriate, comprehensive, and quality health care. This fact sheet measures the federal health reform law against human right to health principles and gives an overview of some of the ways women will be affected by the new legislation.
