'No International Right To Abortion': Trump Admin Health Secretary Warns Foreign Health Leaders

Lianne Laurence : Jan 17, 2020
LifeSiteNews.com

"I stated this fact at the United Nations this past September, and I'll repeat it here: There is no international human right to abortion. On the other hand, there is an international human right to life." President Donald Trump "has been clear, at the UN and on the world stage: Health care exists to improve health and preserve human life—the universal goal we all share." -Alex Azar, US Health and Human Services Secretary

(Washington, DC) — [LifeSiteNews.com] US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar reiterated in a private meeting with foreign health leaders Thursday that there is an "international right to life" but "no international right to abortion." (Image: HHS Secretary Alex Azar /via LifeSiteNews)

However, that won't stop relentless international lobbying to secure this illusory right, Azar warned representatives of 35 "like-minded" countries who met at Washington's historic Blair House to discuss their continuing efforts as a "pro-life, pro-family, pro-sovereignty coalition" on the global stage.

"I am sure you are all familiar with the constant drumbeat in the halls of the United Nations and the WHO (World Health Organization) to normalize the terms 'sexual and reproductive health' and 'reproductive rights,'" said Azar, according to a transcript of his remarks on the HHS site.

"What reproductive rights are they talking about? In this context, it is increasingly becoming clear that some UN agencies and countries want this to mean unfettered access to abortion, and we cannot let this threat go unanswered," he said.

"I stated this fact at the United Nations this past September, and I'll repeat it here: There is no international human right to abortion. On the other hand, there is an international human right to life."

President Donald Trump "has been clear, at the UN and on the world stage: Health care exists to improve health and preserve human life—the universal goal we all share," he added... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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