https://freerepublic.com/tag/abortiontreaty/ en-us Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:20:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2981667/posts Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said if confirmed as the next Secretary of State, he would support making the United States a party to a United Nations convention that has been repeatedly used to advocate for abortions, oppose restrictions and support government funding across the globe. The treaty, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), was signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 but has never been ratified by the Senate. During Thursday’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) asked, “You have been a supporter of... Cybercast News Service https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2981667/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2013 06:20:07 GMT