PART ONE Bowing to U.S. demands, U.N. waters down resolution on sexual violence in conflict
"A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflict was averted on Tuesday after a long-agreed phrase was removed because President Donald Trump’s administration sees it as code for abortion, diplomats said.
The United Nations emblem is seen in the U.N. General Assembly hall during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
A German-drafted resolution was adopted after a reference was cut referring to the need for U.N. bodies and donors to give timely “sexual and reproductive health” assistance to survivors of sexual violence in conflict.
The U.S. veto threat was the latest in a string of policy reversals that some U.N. diplomats say has been driven by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, a conservative Christian who staunchly opposes abortion rights."
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-war-rape-usa/u-n-caves-to-veto-threat-by-anti-abortion-u-s-over-rape-in-war-help-idUSKCN1RZ27T?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
PART TWO United States dilutes UN rape-in-war resolution
The Trump administration's opposition to abortion has led to the watering-down of a UN resolution on ending sexual violence in war.
The US removed all references to sexual and reproductive health.
The Security Council resolution, submitted by Germany, dropped all such references. The US, along with China and Russia, had threatened to veto it.
The Trump administration opposed a phrase on the grounds that it implies support for abortion.
The amended resolution passed 13-0, with Russia and China abstaining.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48028773
Appears to me as if POTUS is standing by his sanctity of life positions but also limiting access to organs, human trafficking, etc., in wartime theaters.
Thoughts Anons