John May on Setting Development Goals for Population Dynamics and Reproductive Rights

Summary: The Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development gave recommendations for developing Sustainable Development Goals to replace the soon-to-expire Millennium Development Goals. 2013 will be a critical year for the formation of these new goals and planning for the 20th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development. What role do population dynamics and reproductive health rights play in sustainable development? And to what extent should they be included in new development frameworks?