BUSH ADMINISTRATION STOPS ABORTION AT UN CHILD SUMMIT

May 13, 2002

Coming under heavy pressure from the European Union and some pro-abortion
Latin American delegations, the Bush Administration, along with the Holy
See and various Muslim states, stopped efforts to include the right to
abortion in the final document produced at the UN Child Summit, which
ended late Friday night.

"The Bush administration, and the Holy See were attacked in the liberal
newspapers all over the world for standing against abortion for children,"
said Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights
Institute (C-FAM). "The US, the Holy See and various Muslim states drew a
line in the sand against abortion a year ago and no matter what they never
wavered from their commitment to life and family."

More than 180 UN delegations labored for more than a year to finish a
document meant to advance protection for children around the world. UN
documents are occasion for UN radicals to advance their controversial
agenda including abortion but also redefinitions of the family.

The European Union was able to keep language in the document promoting
"various forms of the family," which includes homosexual couples. The Bush
administration made its opposition to this known in its speech to the UN
General Assembly late Friday night in which they pointedly left homosexual
couples out of their definition of the family. The US statement said, "As
regards the phrase 'various forms of the family exist,' the United States
understands this to include single parents and extended families."

"Pro-family conservatives are rightly proud of the Bush administration
and the Holy See for defending life and family at this vitally important
Summit. They came under severe attack but held firm," said Austin Ruse.
"We owe them a debt of gratitude."

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