To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE
Unborn Children Not Considered Worthy of Right to Live by U.N. Human Rights CommitteeNo expert expressed concern for children in the womb capable of feeling pain, or brought up the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which expressly requires states to protect children "before birth." (New York, NY)—[Lifesitenews.com] Despite pleas from more than one hundred governments and pro-life organizations, including the United States and Poland, the UN Human Rights Committee has excluded unborn children from the right-to-life in international law this week in Geneva. (Photo: Mother and baby/Creative Commons/via Pixabay) "I was worried for a minute we would discuss the word limit for separate opinions," joked Yuval Shany. The Israeli law professor was mocking pro-life concerns as the committee rushed through a second reading of a controversial draft commentary on the right-to-life in what is perhaps the most important UN human rights treaty. Shany, who has been in charge of the draft for two years, knew there would be no dissent. The 18 members of the committee that records the state efforts to implement the treaty unanimously agreed on a text that in some respects is more extreme than the previous one. The committee added language about access to abortion not just being a right under the covenant, but that it must also be "affordable" and "effective," as abortion groups recommended to the committee. U.S. law professor Sarah Cleveland said this was needed to make it easier for rape victims to obtain abortions. No expert expressed concern for children in the womb capable of feeling pain, or brought up the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which expressly requires states to protect children "before birth." "I am very sensitive to my conscience," said Mauro Politi at one point. The Italian professor's conscience was not troubled by abortion itself, but the need to ensure women are able to abort their unborn children in cases of rape, disability, or when a mother's life is at risk. Click here to continue reading.
To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News West Virginia Student Helps Pass Bill to Teach Intelligent Design: 'This Is a God-Fearing State' Free Speech Resolution Allows Satanic Temple 'Invocation' Sparking Chaos at a Michigan Board Meeting Paris Olympics Will Feature a 'Pride House' to 'Celebrate' Homosexual and Gender-Confused Athletes Video Captures Drag Queen Indoctrinating Kids, Getting Them to Chant... 'Free Palestine' Who's Funding the Anti-Israel, Pro-Palestine Protests? DEVELOPING: Harvey Weinstein Rape Conviction Overturned By New York Appellate Court Supreme Court Puts Final Nail in Coffin of Effort to Block Trump from Ballot in Arizona Courageous: Worship Leader Sean Feucht Prepares to Confront Anti-Israel Evil, Darkness, and Horror New Emails Expose Biden's Connection to Whistleblower Who Got Trump Impeached Tennessee Passes Bill Letting Teachers Carry Guns at Schools Transgender Movement Is Losing Its Influence on Social Media to Shut Down Debate Ohio Attorney General Breaks Down Leftist Legal 'Trick' to Block GOP Efforts to Protect Kids Nearly 2,000 Minnesota Students, 15 Teachers Walk Out of LGBTQ 'Indoctrination' Lesson 'Just a Disaster': Biden's Title IX Rule Empowers LGBTQ Movement, Erases Women and Justice United For Israel March Happening on the Columbia University Campus, April 25th Search the Articles Archives |
All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.
Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.
Home | Store | Subscribe | Facebook | Article Archive |