Contention over language at UN Asian population conference
New York Times: "A United Nations regional conference on population issues closed contentiously today, with Asian nations overwhelmingly rejecting efforts by the Bush administration to insert anti-abortion provisions into an international agreement on family planning. The head of the United States delegation also stirred controversy at the conference, held in Bangkok, by declaring on Monday, 'The United States supports the sanctity of life from conception to natural death.' Abortion rights groups said the statement overstepped rulings by the Supreme Court that uphold the right to abortion. The seven-day Asian and Pacific Population Conference was almost completely consumed by an often acrimonious debate pitting the American delegation against Asian countries over abortion, sex education and methods of birth control, participants said." Bastards. More.
