3 pro-life policies implemented in first week of Trump's second term
2. Rejoining the Geneva Consensus Declaration
In a diplomatic note submitted Friday, the United States Mission to the United Nations announced that the U.S. was rejoining the Geneva Consensus Declaration. While the U.S. was one of the original cosponsors of the declaration, which asserted that “there is no international right to abortion,” the Biden administration withdrew the U.S. from the Geneva Consensus Declaration upon taking office in 2021.
Other countries that have signed on to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, spearheaded by then-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2020, include: Bahrain, Belarus, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Gambia, Georgia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Nauru, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and Zambia.
“The United States is committed to promoting women’s health and meeting the needs of women, children and their families at all stages of life,” the diplomatic note stated. “The United States will pursue these objectives in cooperation with member states in the U.N. system and through our continued shared ambition for improved health for women and girls. Investing in women’s health and well-being saves lives, allows women and girls more opportunities and protects the family as the fundamental unit of society.”
In a statement, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser, expressed gratitude that “thanks to President Trump, we are standing with the international community for life again.” Dannenfelser added: “President Trump’s executive action reaffirms the commitment of nations to protect their most vulnerable citizens, including unborn children, while safeguarding sovereign countries against pressure from the United Nations and others to strip those protections away.”
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com