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| Initiated by U.S. Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]], the document is not related to the [[United Nations]]' Geneva Consensus Foundation or to other [[Geneva]]-based institutions, and was not signed in Geneva.<ref name="Southern2021" /> Described as "Pompeo's project",<ref name="Southern2021" /> the declaration was submitted by U.S. ambassador [[Kelly Craft]] to the [[UN General Assembly]] under agenda item 131 for December 2020.{{cn|date=February 2021}} The U.S. position was that there is no "international right to abortion", and that the United Nations should therefore respect national laws and policies on the matter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usun.usmission.gov/geneva-co...th-and-strengthening-the-family/|title=Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family|date=December 2, 2020|website=United States Mission to the United Nations}}</ref> | Initiated by U.S. Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]], the document is not related to the [[United Nations]]' Geneva Consensus Foundation or to other [[Geneva]]-based institutions, and was not signed in Geneva.<ref name="Southern2021" /> Described as "Pompeo's project",<ref name="Southern2021" /> the declaration was submitted by U.S. ambassador [[Kelly Craft]] to the [[UN General Assembly]] under agenda item 131 for December 2020.{{cn|date=February 2021}} The U.S. position was that there is no "international right to abortion", and that the United Nations should therefore respect national laws and policies on the matter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usun.usmission.gov/geneva-co...th-and-strengthening-the-family/|title=Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family|date=December 2, 2020|website=United States Mission to the United Nations}}</ref> |
| A commitment to prevent access to [[abortion]], where that is the position of a nation's law, is central to the declaration.<ref name="Southern2021" /> The persons signing the statement "[r]eaffirm [inter alia] that there is no international right to abortion, nor any international obligation on the part of States to finance or facilitate abortion, consistent with the long-standing international consensus that each nation has the sovereign right to implement programs and activities consistent with their laws and policies ... ." As the statement was not adopted under ordinary diplomatic protocols, it is has no legal force and is not legally binding.<ref name="Berger20202">{{Cite news |author=Berger |first=M |date=22 October 2020 |title=U.S. signs international declaration challenging right to abortion and upholding 'role of the family' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/10/22/trump-geneva-consensus-abortion-family/ |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Southern20212">{{Cite web |last1=Southern |first1=Nathan Paul |last2=Kennedy |first2=Lindsey |date=20 January 2021 |title=Trump's Legacy Is a Global Alliance Against Women's Rights |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/20/trump-anti-abortion-global-alliance-legacy/ |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=[[Foreign Policy]]}}</ref> | A commitment to prevent access to [[abortion]], where that is the position of a nation's law, is central to the declaration.<ref name="Southern2021" /> The persons signing the statement "[r]eaffirm [inter alia] that there is no international right to abortion, nor any international obligation on the part of States to finance or facilitate abortion, consistent with the long-standing international consensus that each nation has the sovereign right to implement programs and activities consistent with their laws and policies ... ." As the statement was not adopted under ordinary diplomatic protocols, it has no legal force and is not legally binding.<ref name="Berger20202">{{Cite news |author=Berger |first=M |date=22 October 2020 |title=U.S. signs international declaration challenging right to abortion and upholding 'role of the family' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/10/22/trump-geneva-consensus-abortion-family/ |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Southern20212">{{Cite web |last1=Southern |first1=Nathan Paul |last2=Kennedy |first2=Lindsey |date=20 January 2021 |title=Trump's Legacy Is a Global Alliance Against Women's Rights |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/20/trump-anti-abortion-global-alliance-legacy/ |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=[[Foreign Policy]]}}</ref> |
| Egyptian NGO Nazra described the declaration as "an international attack on women, gender, and sexuality",<ref name="Southern2021" /> and [[Amnesty International USA]] said the signatories were "willingly endangering people's health and lives".<ref name="Amnesty2020">{{Cite web|date=22 October 2020|title=New Declaration Tramples on Every Person's Right to Choose|url=https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-re...every-persons-right-to-choose/|access-date=26 January 2021|work=[[Amnesty International USA]]}}</ref> Critics have accused the signatories of being motivated by a desire to undermine established international institutions.<ref name="Southern2021" /> The statement's lack of legal relevance has led to little change in Poland, where abortions, while now less common than in decades past, are still performed in around 25% of cases{{of what?|date=February 2023}}. In Belarus, some on the right, especially [[Belarusian Christian Democracy]], have cited the statement to argue for abortion restrictions; the ruling party has not complied. Abortion is legal and fairly commonly practiced in both countries.<ref>Héjj, Dominik and Michał Potocki. "[https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/wiadomo...rcyjna-deklaracja-konsensusu-genewskiego.html Konsensus genewski: Antyaborcyjni sojusznicy z aborcją na życzenie]. ''Dziennik Gazeta Prawna'', 28 Oct. 2020. Accessed 10 Feb. 2022.</ref> | Egyptian NGO Nazra described the declaration as "an international attack on women, gender, and sexuality",<ref name="Southern2021" /> and [[Amnesty International USA]] said the signatories were "willingly endangering people's health and lives".<ref name="Amnesty2020">{{Cite web|date=22 October 2020|title=New Declaration Tramples on Every Person's Right to Choose|url=https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-re...every-persons-right-to-choose/|access-date=26 January 2021|work=[[Amnesty International USA]]}}</ref> Critics have accused the signatories of being motivated by a desire to undermine established international institutions.<ref name="Southern2021" /> The statement's lack of legal relevance has led to little change in Poland, where abortions, while now less common than in decades past, are still performed in around 25% of cases{{of what?|date=February 2023}}. In Belarus, some on the right, especially [[Belarusian Christian Democracy]], have cited the statement to argue for abortion restrictions; the ruling party has not complied. Abortion is legal and fairly commonly practiced in both countries.<ref>Héjj, Dominik and Michał Potocki. "[https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/wiadomo...rcyjna-deklaracja-konsensusu-genewskiego.html Konsensus genewski: Antyaborcyjni sojusznicy z aborcją na życzenie]. ''Dziennik Gazeta Prawna'', 28 Oct. 2020. Accessed 10 Feb. 2022.</ref> |
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