A rights-based approach to access is based on the framework of international values and standards, set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see ) and other international human rights conventions. These are primarily concerned with promoting the wellbeing and free choice of all individuals, especially people made vulnerable through poverty, stigma, marginalisation or violence. The right of individuals to access sexual and reproductive health services and information, to use services with privacy and confidentiality, and to be treated with dignity and.
