Opposition to U.S. Stance at Women's Conference Remains Strong
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KEEP THE PRESSURE ON
Your Efforts are Working but Action Still Needed to Reaffirm Beijing Platform THE ACTION: ACT NOW to support unconditional reaffirmation of the Beijing Platform. Send an email to the usmission@gmail.com AND to the Commission on the Status of Women: csw49@un.org stating: FOR INDIVIDUALS: "I oppose the U.S. amendment to the CSW Declaration, because the draft Declaration now accurately reflects the global consensus reaffirming the Beijing Platform for Action. I call on the U.S. to stop obstructing reaffirmation of the Platform for Action." FOR ORGANIZATIONS: "[Name of organization] opposes the U.S. amendment to the CSW Declaration, because the draft Declaration now accurately reflects the global consensus reaffirming the Beijing Platform for Action. We call on the U.S. to stop obstructing reaffirmation of the Platform for Action." ACT NOW because the outcome is still in the balance. Background Information: This morning, the U.S. Delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) confirmed that they will continue to oppose reaffirmation of the Beijing Platform of Action on women's rights unless all other country delegations agree to adopt the U.S. amendment limiting women's choices in reproductive health care. The U.S. is insisting on inserting language into the document denying women's rights to choose to terminate a pregnancy, even though the Beijing Platform does not address abortion issues, and even though access to safe abortion services is legal in the United States. Opponents of women's rights and the Beijing agreement have mounted an international campaign supporting the U.S. effort to scuttle this historic women's rights agreement. And the US delegation will cite these messages as proof that women worldwide support the U.S. in anti-choice policies. ACT NOW to support unconditional reaffirmation of the Beijing Platform. Send an email in support of the unaltered Beijing Platform for Action. Thank you on behalf of women worldwide. Sincerely, Jodi Jacobson Executive Director |
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