The Organization of Information

From the Library of Congress [New and Revised] Subject Headings Weekly List 31 (July 30, 2008):

150 Reproductive rights [May Subd Geog] [sp2008005212]
680 Here are entered works on the basic human right to determine freely the number and the spacing of one's children, as well as such related issues as affordable access to abortion and contraception, education about contraception and sexually transmitted infections, and freedom from coerced sterilization and contraception.
450 UF Reproductive freedom
550 BT Human rights
550 RT Abortion
550 RT Birth control
550 RT Contraception
550 RT Human reproduction
550 RT Involuntary sterilization

This is a new heading, replacing such ungainly constructions as

HUMAN REPRODUCTION--POLITICAL ASPECTS
(or --LAW AND LEGISLATION)
BIRTH CONTROL + ABORTION + WOMEN'S RIGHTS
(which is dubious, because unless the item in hand is at least 1/3 about each of these things individually, they shouldn't be included in the list)

I was pleased to see that the Broader Term is HUMAN RIGHTS, not WOMEN'S RIGHTS. That is, reproductive rights are for everybody. Nice.

(Thanks to Jenna Freedman for the heads up.)