The U.S. Tried to Eliminate References to Reproductive Health From U.N. Resolutions

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Source: AP



December 18, 2018

(UNITED NATIONS) — The United States has faced overwhelming defeat in two attempts to eliminate references to “sexual and reproductive health” from U.N. General Assembly resolutions on preventing violence and sexual harassment of women and girls and on child, early and forced marriage.


........................ But the Trump administration contends the language has accumulated connotations including the promotion of abortion or the right to abortion.


The U.S. was the only country to vote against the sexual harassment resolution over the language. The General Assembly approved the measure Monday 130-1 with 31 abstentions.

Similarly, the U.S. got support only from Nauru on the child marriage resolution, which was approved 134-2 with 32 abstentions.........................

Read more: http://time.com/5482397/u-s-reproductive-health-references-u-n/

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Trump shames the USA. damn

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley observes voting at the United Nations General Assembly 30th plenary meeting in New York on Nov. 1, 2018.
Atilgan Ozdil—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

[sinkingfeeling]

1. This is beyond disgusting. I want St. Pence to take his Puritan act elsewhere.

[Honeycombe8]

2. How embarrassing. And backward. nt

[pangaia]

3. I would not agree that he shames America.

HE is the shame.

Many/most other worldly folks know he is a shitface, tinpot dictator wannabe.

[DRoseDARs]

4. Wait, US got support on child marriage? The US voted FOR child marriage?

[WhiteHat]

5. Two things:

a) If you're a woman, Nikki Haley is not a friend to you, and

b) WTF? Women worldwide are supposed to submit to any level of abuse?

Not in my world. No way, nohow.

[mpcamb]

6. Nauru?? Where the hell is it and what did their vote cost us??

Area: 8.1 mi².

Do they hate women like repubs or were they bought off???

[Haggis for Breakfast]

7. Can we PLEASE get these effing christianistas out of our government ??

I can't wait until the day when these people are about as accepted as confederate currency.

They want to return to the 50s. The 1850s.