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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Report on Unalienable Rights Fails on Abortion
The U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights, comprising some of the most respected human rights experts in the United States, released its first, and much anticipated report last week.
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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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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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U.S. Submits Notice of Withdrawal from WHO
The Trump administration submitted its formal notice of withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, to take effect in one year.
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Noted Environmentalist Apologizes for the “Climate Scare”
One of the heroes of the environmental movement has recanted his earlier views that “climate change” is an existential threat to human civilization.
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WHO Urges Telemedicine and Do-it-Yourself Abortions During COVID Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidance on essential medical services during the COVID-19 pandemic, explicitly including abortion to the full extent allowed by law.
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Democrats Lash Out at USAID Head for Opposing Abortion in COVID-19 Response
A group of pro-abortion U.S. senators have released a letter condemning the Trump administration for trying to exclude abortion from the UN’s COVID-19 aid appeal.
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Pandemic and Geopolitics Will Collide at Next Week’s World Health Assembly
The annual meeting of the World Health Assembly opens next week amid the worst global pandemic in a hundred years and heightened tensions between the United States and China.
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$9B Global Aid Bill to Fight COVID Would Give Away U.S. Sovereignty and Fund Abortion
Democrat Senators released a bill to reverse President Trump’s COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, his pro-life policies, and cede Presidential prerogatives to deal with pandemics to international agencies.
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