World’s Largest Abortion Provider Promotes “Youth Manifesto”

By Austin Ruse

     (NEW YORK – C-FAM) International Planned Parenthood Federation, known as an "apex" non-governmental organization at the United Nations, is promoting what they are calling a "Youth Manifesto." The manifesto is the blueprint both for the ongoing efforts of IPPF to promote abortion for adolescents around the world and the policies they will specifically promote at the upcoming Special Session of the General Assembly on the World Summit for Children.

     IPPF claims the manifesto "reflects what young people around the world view as crucial to meeting young people's sexual and reproductive health needs and rights" though the manifesto was written by just 16 young people representing only IPPF affiliates from various countries. The document was endorsed by a group of 43 young people attending the IPPF Youth Parliament in Prague two years ago.

     The manifesto says young people must "feel good" and "have pleasure and confidence in relationships and in all aspects of sexuality." The manifesto says that "sexual and reproductive health education" must be available to "young people of all ages and sexual lifestyles." It also says "young people must be encouraged to know their own sexual rights," and "obstacles that make young people uncomfortable about themselves, their bodies and their relationships must be removed."

     Unless anyone misses the point, the manifesto presents a case study of a pro-abortion youth group in Rwanda that has confronted religious leaders standing in the way of IPPF's radical agenda. One Rwandan student said, "With religious leaders it is necessary to confront their religious principles with the rights of young people…"

     Unless anyone misses the point, the manifesto presents a case study of a pro-abortion youth group in Rwanda that has confronted religious leaders standing in the way of IPPF's radical agenda. One Rwandan student said, "With religious leaders it is necessary to confront their religious principles with the rights of young people…"

     IPPF youth have long been a presence at UN meetings, usually fully funded by various IPPF branches. IPPF youth present themselves to UN delegates as representing all the young people in the world. They are frequently closely guided and handled by IPPF staff members or employees of the UN bureaucracy most frequently those from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Such radical youth are also allowed to speak from the main podium during UN conferences again saying their positions represent all young people.

     Over the last few years UN delegates have become increasingly upset at the wild things IPPF youth say, like calling for "sexual rights," a term the UN has never defined, principally because it is so confusing. Two years ago, in response to the rising number of radical youth at UN conferences, a coalition called the World Youth Alliance (WYA) was founded by a group of pro-life and pro-family youth in order to show support for life and family at UN conferences. WYA has quickly gained wide acceptance at the UN and on more than one occasion has blunted the radical proposals of IPPF youth.

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