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In reply to the discussion: This may be unpopular, but I'm ok with running anti-choice Dems if it will win elections. [View all]WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)We believe the United States must continue to be a strong advocate for the rights and opportunities of women and girls around the world.
Elevating their status is not just the right thing to doit is also a strategic imperative that advances American interests in prosperity and stability. When women and girls are healthy, educated, and able to participate economically, their families and communities prosper, poverty decreases, and economies grow. And when women participate in conflict resolution and post-conflict processes, it improves the likelihood of securing sustainable peace. Democrats are committed to advancing the rights and opportunities of women and girls as a central focus of American diplomacy, development, and defense efforts and will continue to support the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. We will work to end the epidemic of gender-based violence around the world.
We will urge ratification of the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
We will support sexual and reproductive health and rights around the globe. In addition to expanding the availability of affordable family planning information and contraceptive supplies, we believe that safe abortion must be part of comprehensive maternal and womens health care and included as part of Americas global health programming.
Therefore, we support the repeal of harmful restrictions that obstruct womens access to health care information and services, including the global gag rule and the Helms Amendment that bars American assistance to provide safe, legal abortion throughout the developing world.
https://www.democrats.org/party-platform#women-girls