UN official says world has ‘collective understanding’ that favors abortion

NEW YORK, December 20, 2013 (C-FAM.org) 
A recent statement by a US Ambassador demonstrates the wide gulf that exists at the UN on the question of abortion.

Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens told the executive board of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) that a series of recent meetings have “helped strengthen our collective understanding of reproductive rights.” It would likely surprise people on both side of the UN abortion debate that there is anything resembling a collective understanding. It remains one of the most disputed terms at the world body

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