Friday, March 04, 2005

US backing down in abortion battle at UN

The US has strongly hinted that it will drop its controversial demand to add anti-abortion language to a UN declaration on women's rights.
The issue has dominated a UN conference reviewing the declaration adopted at the 1995 women's conference in Beijing.

The US has been criticised by European and other delegates over its demand for an amendment stating specifically that abortion was not a human right.

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