The general picture that emerges in this chapter is not only non-comprehensive but is not even representative of the interests and concrete needs of women, especially of women in developing countries. While in one of its first paragraphs the document refers to the increase predicted in sexually transmitted diseases, in the chapters on health, promiscuity is not discouraged in any way, but it is even presumed. To discourage promiscuity could be an ethical topic, but certainly it is also a medical topic and an important element in the orientation of social policy. This reduction again penalizes the interests of the majority of women. The Holy See continues to insist that no human right to abortion exists because it contradicts the human right to life.
Human life deserves respect in any circumstance.
A life in a poor country or in a developing country must be as much respected as any human life in the wealthy West. Surprisingly, this aspect is absent in the Platform of Action. In this way, a woman is condemned to isolation just at that moment of her life when she most needs solidarity. The irresponsibility of men, and often of society, is at the root of many abortions. In all cultures, independent of political systems, parents consider it their personal responsibility to educate their children and to exercise their duties towards minors.