Editing Reproductive rights (section)

==Lack of knowledge about rights==
One of the many reasons why reproductive rights are poor in many places, is not only that they are restricted but that the vast majority of the population may not know what the law is. Not only are ordinary people uninformed, but so are medical doctors. A study in Brazil on medical doctors found considerable ignorance and misunderstanding of the law on abortion (which is severely restricted, but not completely illegal).<ref>{{cite journal|title=Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices|first1=Lisa A.|last1=Goldman|first2=Sandra G.|last2=García|first3=Juan|last3=Díaz|first4=Eileen A.|last4=Yam|date=15 November 2005|journal=Reproductive Health|volume=2|pages=10|doi=10.1186/1742-4755-2-10|pmid=16288647|pmc=1308861 |doi-access=free }}</ref> In Ghana, abortion, while restricted, is permitted on several grounds, but only 3% of pregnant women and 6% of those seeking an abortion were aware of the legal status of abortion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-ghana|title=Abortion in Ghana|date=24 February 2016}}</ref> In Nepal, abortion was legalized in 2002, but a study in 2009 found that only half of women knew that abortion was legalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2006/09/nepal-only-half-of-women-know-abortion-is-legal/|title=NEPAL: Only Half of Women Know Abortion is Legal – Inter Press Service|website=www.ipsnews.net|date=9 September 2006}}</ref> Many people also do not understand the laws on [[sexual violence]]: in Hungary, where [[marital rape]] was made illegal in 1997, in a study in 2006, 62% of people did not know that marital rape was a crime.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur27/002/2007/en/|title=Wayback Machine|newspaper=Amnesty International |date=8 June 2011}}</ref> The United Nations Development Programme states that, in order to advance gender justice, "Women must know their rights and be able to access legal systems",<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Eight Point Agenda: Practical, positive outcomes for girls and women in crisis|url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/crisis%20prevention/undp-cpr-8-point-agenda-practical-positive-outcomes-girls-women-crisis.pdf|access-date=2021-06-10|archive-date=17 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517093148/http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/crisis%20prevention/undp-cpr-8-point-agenda-practical-positive-outcomes-girls-women-crisis.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the 1993 UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women states at Art. 4 (d) [...] "States should also inform women of their rights in seeking redress through such mechanisms".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un-documents.net/a48r104.htm|title=A/RES/48/104 – Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women – UN Documents: Gathering a body of global agreements|first=United Nations General|last=Assembly|website=www.un-documents.net}}</ref> In the UK, [[Beverley Lawrence Beech]] understood the importance of women knowing their rights so that they can make decisions about the place and manner of the birth of their children.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beech |first=Beverley |title=Am I allowed? What every woman should know before she gives birth. |publisher=[[Birth Practice and Politics Forum]]  |year=2021 |isbn=978-1916060609 |edition=4th |location=Edinburgh}}</ref>