Amnesty ends abortion neutrality by By Robert Pigott
Religious affairs correspondent, BBC News
(Nice to see who they had cover this story, and the picture of a fetal ultrasound labeled "The Vatican describes abortion as 'murder'.", isn't it? Well, the article is somewhat impartial.)
Amnesty International's response to The Vatican
It doesn't look all that great at times....
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Amnesty International's policy on sexual and reproductive rights does not promote abortion as a universal right and the organization remains silent on the rights or wrongs of abortion.
...But, then again, they seem to be waking up.....
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Amnesty International finds it unacceptable for women to be imprisoned for seeking or obtaining an abortion, or for women to be denied access to abortion services even when the UN Committee on Human Rights has held that forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy to term that was a result of sexual violence in armed conflict is a form of torture; and in non-conflict situations cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Amnesty International finds the preventable death of 70,000 women per year -- and the denial of medical services in a range of circumstances from ectopic pregnancies to complications from unsafe abortions -- to be unacceptable. These are a violation of a woman's right to life, right to health, right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman degrading treatment and punishment and the right to non-discrimination.
.....Although they still seem too afraid of losing their funding to REALLY stand up for human rights. -_-
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The matter of whether individuals, of any faith, agree with or oppose Amnesty International's policy on sexual and reproductive rights, which includes selected aspects on abortion, is for the individual to decide and should be respected.
Anyway, here's their page on Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
It's a small step, but it is a step forward, isn't it?
