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Pro-Life Forces Had Significant Impact on Text of the UN Disabilities Treaty.(Rights of Persons with Disabilities)
After four years of negotiations, a United Nations Ad Hoc Committee gave initial approval to a treaty (Convention) on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which include the right to life, food, water, and health care without discrimination. The treaty Preamble affirms the inherent right to life and the "dignity and worth" of persons with disabilities, and even though the treaty includes the undefined and controversial term "reproductive health," its inclusion cannot legitimately be misinterpreted to include abortion or to create any new rights such as a right to abortion.
The treaty, which it is hoped will substantially improve the lives of persons with ...
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