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lapucelle

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:14 PM Jun 2017

U.S. won't back U.N.'s Violence Against Women resolution [View all]

due to single sentence about abortion.

"The paragraph calls on countries to ensure their health systems provide quality comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services, including 'safe abortion where such services are permitted by national law'”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/22/women-abortion-un-human-rights-resolution-us-refuses

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