U.S. House Tries to Codify Roe v. Wade Again, Bill Heads to the Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) today, legislation that cites the non-binding opinions of UN human rights treaty monitoring bodies that abortion be “accessible” and “affordable” and condemning restrictions and barriers to abortion.
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Biden Administration and UNFPA Denounce Dobbs Ruling at D.C. Event
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a national right to abortion was foremost in everyone’s mind at an event launching the UN Population Fund’s latest flagship report.
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Rich White Sweden Targets Poor Black Africa
Sweden, along with other Nordic countries, have been longtime leaders in the effort to create an international human right to abortion. A recently launched strategy document from the Swedish government outlines its plan to push “sexual and reproductive health and rights” (SRHR)—including abortion—in the African region.
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UN Bureaucrats Lash Out Angrily at U.S. Abortion Ruling
UN bureaucrats and human rights experts lost no time in denouncing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the almost-fifty-year-old ruling that made abortion on demand the law of the U.S.
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What Effect Will Dobbs Have on the International Abortion Debate?
It’s not just Americans on needles and pins about the impending Supreme Court decision that may overturn the federal abortion regime established with the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973. Foreigners are watching and waiting, too.
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UN Human Rights Chief Bashes U.S. on Abortion
Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, criticized the U.S. for the expectation that the Supreme Court will overturn the federal abortion regime. At the same time, Bachelet praised Latin American countries that have recently liberalized their abortion laws.
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Racist Population Control Polices Impede Access to Optimal Health
The UN’s special expert on the right to health, who has generated controversy for her prior work as an abortionist and her advocacy of prostitution, has announced that her next annual report will focus on the effect of racism on health worldwide.
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WHO Abortion Guidelines Written and Funded by Abortion Activists
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) published guidelines calling for legal abortion on demand through all stages of pregnancy and limiting the ability of doctors to conscientiously object. A new analysis shows the influence of abortion groups in drafting the document.
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Warsaw Conference Celebrates Contributions of John Paul II on Natural Law and Human Rights
On what would have been his 102nd birthday, scholars from around the world descended on St. John Paul II’s native Poland to examine his legacy in international human rights. Speakers focused on the ways that he promoted human life and the family at the international level during his 26-year pontificate.
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Feminists Want $6 Billion to Advance Their Global Agenda
A new report is urging philanthropists to invest over $6 billion in feminist organizations by 2026, roughly $1.5 billion a year, as a way to “realize the transformative change donors seek.” To prove such investment would be effective, the report cites recent liberalization of abortion laws in Argentina, Ireland, and Mexico.
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Selected Publications
Is there an ‘unmet need’ for family planning? The New Atlantis 49:2016