Sec. 301. Support for laws and regulations that improve health outcomes and promote human rights
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It should be the policy of the United States to ensure that United States foreign assistance should encourage and assist national governments of developing countries to pursue policies and legal frameworks that improve health outcomes, including policies and legal frameworks that— are medically accurate and evidence-based and adhere to the latest global public health standards for prevention, treatment, and care; promote and improve the status of women and youth, ensuring their ability to access and use health services without fear or risk of gender-based violence, reprisal, discrimination, stigmatization, arrest, or other mistreatment; work to remove criminalization of, stigmatization of, and discrimination against poor, vulnerable, or marginalized populations and enact laws and policies to promote and protect the rights of such populations; avoid, to the maximum extent possible, reliance on criminal laws and sanctions to address health issues; incorporate relevant policy guidance that addresses structural barriers to accessing health care; and prioritize the creation of a legal, political, and social environment that enables access to health services by all members of the population.