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title: bodily autonomy
date: 2023-07-24T15:01:00-04:00
author: Grace Koch
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# bodily autonomy

Bodily autonomy is the right to make decisions about one’s own body, life, and future, without coercion or violence. It includes deciding whether and when to have sex, get married, use birth control, have an abortion, and the right to receive high quality health care.

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