The State cares for public health and for means of prevention and treatment of diseases and epidemics. The authorities shall take steps to promote the health of the population. The State shall have the duty of protecting the family, in particular by . . . The State shall take the necessary organization to ensure the peace and welfare of the family . . . and family planning education and application. Every person has the right to decide in a free, responsible and informed manner on the number and spacing of their children . . .
Every person has the right to health protection.
The decision to bear one's children is free. The state guarantees the possibility for realizing this freedom and creates conditions which allow parents to decide on the bearing of their own children. See Convention on the Rights of the Child, G.A. Res. 16, U.N. Doc. See Report of the International Conference on Population and Development, International Conference on Population and Development, U.N. Doc.