Trump Admin Tells UN Abortion is Not a Human Right. “All Lives Born and Unborn, Should be Protected”

lifenews ^ | 11/12/2020 | Rebecca Oas, Phd

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(C-Fam) At the UN in Geneva last week, European countries attacked the U.S. record on abortion. The U.S. pushed back.

In a three-hour grilling during the Universal Periodic Review the U.S. sat in the dock while various European countries asserted that abortion is a human right. Though abortion is legal in the United States, the U.S. has never supported the idea that it is a human right.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Destro told the governments, “Abortion is legal in the United States, and the U.S. supports both domestic and international programs for women’s health at a very high level. But we do reject the proposition that abortion is a matter of international human rights, and affirms that all lives, both born and unborn, should be protected.”

Altogether, fourteen countries criticized U.S. pro-life policies, twelve of which belong to the group of western European and allied countries. They urged the U.S. to ensure universal access to “sexual and reproductive health services.”

More specifically, the Netherlands called on the U.S. to repeal the Helms Amendment, which bans U.S. foreign assistance from funding abortions, and the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy, formerly called the Mexico City Policy, which bans U.S. funding from foreign organizations that promote or provide abortions. Belgium also asked the U.S. to allow foreign assistance “to support safe abortion services, where legal in the host country” in a written comment.

This emphasis on “sexual and reproductive health services” was unprecedented, but not unexpected.

During the first two cycles of the Universal Periodic Review, both of which occurred during the Obama administration, the U.S. received only seven recommendations referring to “reproductive health” or abortion.

In the Universal Periodic Review, each of the 193 UN member countries is reviewed by the Human Rights Council during a five-year cycle. The ongoing session was originally scheduled for May, but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the participants, which included 116 countries, delivered their statements remotely.

In their statements during the dialogue, members of the Trump administration representing different U.S. agencies responded to countries’ recommendations. Among the most frequent topics were the federal use of the death penalty, the recent unrest over racial issues, and requests that the U.S. ratify more UN human rights treaties.

Dr. Dorothy Fink, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, spoke on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services. She defended Mexico City Policy, outlining four pillars: improving women’s health, protecting life at all stages, strengthening the family as foundational to society, and defending national sovereignty.

Following the interactive dialogue, the U.S. will review each of the specific recommendations it received and will respond to each by “supporting” or merely “noting” it. Under the Obama administration, the U.S. “noted” recommendations that it provide support for abortion in humanitarian settings because it was incompatible with existing U.S. law. Pro-life UN observers hope the Trump administration will go further in explaining its responses in this cycle, in keeping with the unambiguous statement issued by Destro.

LifeNews Note: Rebecca Oas writes for the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. This article originally appeared in the pro-life group’s Friday Fax and is used with permission.

[madison10]

This administration continues to do what is right. Many have taken the justice continually fought for by President Trump for granted.

I pray it will continue for years to come...by a miracle.

[ealgeone]

Europe has lost theirs and they are being judged with an Islamic invasion.

We have lost our moral compass.

What will be our judgment?

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Preborn Lives Matter

[ArtDodger]

I’ll bet his message went over like a screen door in a submarine..

[SGCOS]

... called on the U.S. to repeal the Helms Amendment, which bans U.S. foreign assistance from funding abortions, and the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy, formerly called the Mexico City Policy, which bans U.S. funding from foreign organizations that promote or provide abortions.

..and there it is..."United States, we want your money..Just give us your money and we will be satisfied"

[himno hero]

....all life is sacred.
As for the “UN’s” position, cattle have more sense.

[drwoof]

I will never forget the exact moment the love of God touched me. I was young, “progressive”, and a full, vocal supporter of “a woman’s right to choose”. My soul was compromised. One day, my girlfriend informed me that she might be pregnant. “But don’t worry; if I am, I’ll just have another abortion.” An unforgettable shock of revulsion and horror ran through me as if I’d been struck by lightning. I was speechless as I drove her to a pro-child pregnancy testing center. She was not pregnant, but I could never look at her with the same love ever again. This singular event changed my life, and my understanding of God, who I had denied to that point. May God and the protectors of the innocent prevail.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Lol, have we ever heard the Pope’s opinion on this?

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is going to set off Taylor Swift’s, Biden-supporting, Little Princess Fan Club and Abortion Platoon.

[D Rider]

Funny how president Trump is blessing Israel and calling the world to repent of offering children to Molech. And a globalist Pope is turning the world away from righteousness. Can the rapture and the antichrist be far behind?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

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[.30Carbine]

Thank you, God, for President Trump, and for his very strong stance for Life. Please continue to bless those Pro-Lifers in his administration who fight at the UN against the lies of satan, in Jesus’ name, amen.