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The often-repeated adage that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare,” popularized by U.S. President Bill Clinton, generally captures how the term “safe abortion” was once understood. Abortion is not a good thing. It should be avoided as much as possible. Since the Clinton era, though, abortion advocates have distanced themselves from the phrase, arguing that the word “rare” imparts stigma. Instead, they have increasingly worked to frame abortion as a good thing, and used the word “safe” as part of the push to establish abortion as an international right. 

UN Submission

As a civil society stakeholder organization, we welcome the opportunity to contribute to the discussion regarding the strengthening and reform of the human rights treaty body system.  The previous review…

Applying the Siljander Amendment to the UN System.

The U.S. State Department announced reduction in U.S. contributions to human rights bodies connected to the Organization of American States on March 26, 2019, for violations of the Siljander Amendment, which forbids the use of American contributions to lobby for or against abortion. 

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C-Fam Staff

July 27, 2020

Human Rights Council Approves Abortionist as Special Expert on Right to Health.

The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva recently approved the appointment of South African doctor Tlaleng Mofokeng as Special Rapporteur on the right to health.

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

July 17, 2020

Comment on the Report of the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights.

COMMENT ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON UNALIENABLE RIGHTS Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) and Civil Society for the Family   This comment is provided by the…

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

July 30, 2020

Democrats Pack Overseas Funding Bill to Benefit Abortion Groups.

A contentious appropriations battle lies ahead in Congress as Democrats loaded a funding bill for overseas operations with an attempt to repeal the Mexico City Policy, restore funding to the…

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Lisa Correnti

July 16, 2020

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Comment on the Report of the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights

 Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

COMMENT ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON UNALIENABLE RIGHTS Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) and Civil Society for the Family   This comment is provided by the…

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