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2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.18(1)

　　The WHO estimates that more than 220 million women are not able to meet their needs for birth control. It says the most threatened are poor women, those living with HIV and women displaced by armed conflict or other causes.

　　Marleen Temmerman directs the WHOs Department of Reproductive Health and Research. She praises the fact that the words human rights are included in the name of the WHO guidance statement.

　　It is the first time that there is a guidance from the WHO where human rights is actually in the title and not only in the title, but also in the content of the guidelines. We have guidelines for contraceptive use ) from a medical perspective, looking at what is safe what are the medical eligibility criteria what are the contraindications and so on. But now we have worked towards ensuring human rights in the contraceptive guidelines.

　　The WHO has been developing the guidelines for the past year. Doctor Temmerman says a number of womens needs should receive special attention.

　　We want to make sure that the human rights principles such as acceptability, accessibility, affordability choice, informed consent are high in the guidelines.

　　The guidelines suggest providing sexual and reproductive health services to women and girls. They include family planning information and methods to prevent pregnancy. Dr. Temmerman notes that reducing deaths of mothers involving childbirth is fifth on the list of the Millennium Development Goals. And she says politicians have been giving more attention to birth control in their policy planning in recent years.