Woman Reproductive rights

Traditionally, the matters regarding women were the business of women. All decisions concerning her reproductive health were left up to a woman as an individual; her decision was respected, and was final. Oftentimes an Indigenous woman would turn to other women within her society for advice, guidance and assistance concerning reproductive health. Women reproductive rights came into existence in May 1990, these rights have given woman an identity and status.

The right to knowledge and education for all family members, concerning sexuality and reproduction that is age, culture, and gender appropriate.
Reproductive alternatives rights, and the right to choose the size of our families.
Affordable health care rights, including safe delivery in our communities.
Right to access safe, free and affordable abortions regardless of age with confidentially pre and post counseling.
Right to activly involve in the development and implementation of policies concerning reproductive issues. Right to programs which meet the nutritional needs of women and families.
Right to programs to reduce the rate of infant mortality and high-risk pregnancies.
Right to stop forced sterilization.
Right to forum for cultural/spiritual development, culturally oriented health care, and the right to live as a native women.
Right to be fully informed about, and to consent to, any forms of medical treatment.
Right to determine who are the members of our nation.
Right to continuous, consistent and quality health care for native people.
Right to reproductive rights and support for women with disabilities, including emotional disabilities.
The right to parent our children in a non-sexist, non-racist environment.

Amendment in the rights (May 28, 200).

The right of two spirited women, their partners, and their families to live free from persecution or discrimination based on their sexuality and/or gender, and the right to enjoy the same human, political, social, legal, economic, religious, tribal, and governmental rights and benefits afforded all other indigenous women.

The right to give birth and be attended to in the setting most appropriate, be it home, community, clinic, or hospital, and to be able to choose the support system for our births, including, but not limited to, Traditional Midwives, Families, and community members.

The right to education and support for breast-feeding that includes, but is not limited to, individuals and communities that allow for re-growth of traditional nurturing and parenting of our children.