U.S. Fights Back Against Abortion as a Humanitarian Right
During the Obama administration abortion groups successfully included the term “sexual and reproductive health” in two Security Council resolutions and an annual UN General Assembly resolution.
Abortion Advocates Say They Are “Human Rights Defenders”
Abortion activists are circulating a joint statement to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, identifying themselves as “women’s human rights defenders,” in advance of what they call “International Safe Abortion Day.”
Dr. Willie Parker
Indian High Court Says Sodomy is International Human Right
India’s highest court has struck down the nation’s sodomy laws after the country’s legislature declined to do so.
UN Committee on Disabilities Supports Abortion on Disabled Children
Last week, two UN committees monitoring compliance with human rights treaties issued a joint statement declaring that access to “safe and legal abortion” is not only essential to women’s health, but also a “prerequisite for safeguarding women’s human rights” more generally.
