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Leaders in More Than 30 Countries Sign Statement Affirming ‘No International Right to Abortion’

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By Tré Goins-Phillips
Editor

October 26, 2020

The United States — in concert with 31 other countries — joined a statement late last week declaring there “is no international right to abortion.”

“There is no international right to abortion, nor any international obligation on the part of States to finance or facilitate abortion, consistent with the long-standing international consensus that each nation has the sovereign right to implement programs and activities consistent with their laws and policies,” the document explained in part.

Today, the United States joined 31 countries in signing the Geneva Consensus Declaration. pic.twitter.com/57KhLmcW9C

— Department of State (@StateDept) October 22, 2020

The two-page Geneva Consensus Declaration on Protecting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family was co-sponsored by the U.S., Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, and Uganda. It was also signed by leaders from Bahrain, Belarus, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Djibouti, Eswatini, Gambia, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Nauru, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, and Zambia.

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Signatories also reaffirmed the “inherent ‘dignity and worth of the human person’ and that ‘every human being has the inherent right to life.’” The letter also reestablished the commitment “to enable women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant.”

The declaration’s contents were further broken down by Alison Centofante of the pro-life group Live Action:

– "there is no international right to abortion, nor any international obligation on the part of States to finance or facilitate abortion;”

– “in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning;”

— Alison H.Centofante (@AlisonHowardC) October 23, 2020

– “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

— Alison H.Centofante (@AlisonHowardC) October 23, 2020

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States has defended the dignity of human life everywhere and always,” said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “He’s done it like no other president in history.”

He went on to say the White House has “mounted an unprecedented defense of the unborn abroad.”

In 2019, at the United Nations’ general assembly, President Donald Trump’s administration urged the international body to stop promoting abortion around the world.

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Speaking on behalf of the president, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the U.N.’s focus on abortion “undermine[s] the critical role of the family.”

“There is no international right to an abortion and these terms should not be used to promote pro-abortion policies and measures,” he said at the time. “Further, we only support sex education that appreciates the protective role of the family in those education and does not condone harmful sexual risks for young people.”

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