Ordo Iuris experts participated in informal consultations prior to the 58th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development, the subject of which is "to guarantee a healthy life and advance well-being for everyone of all ages". The representatives of the Institute stressed the request to defend the household as a legal institution that best protects the well-being of women and children and respects the sovereignty of states on public wellness issues. However, the gathering was dominated by organisations promoting alleged reproductive and sexual rights.
Organisations specified as the Center for Reproduction Rights, during the consultation, said that ensuring universal access to abortion is crucial in the fight against poorness and social inequality. According to them, the ability to decide about having children allows women to better plan their work and individual life, which translates into improving their economical and wellness situation.
The Center for Reproduction Rights has besides repeatedly criticised Polish law protecting life, pointing to its negative impact on women's wellness and life. However, what is important, the organisation even considers the rights of any Western European countries to be "restrictive" in the context of abortion. For example, the organization’s website says that “in the Netherlands only doctors can abortion. Before the procedure they must supply pregnant women with information on alternatives to abortion. Although a pregnant individual must be in an emergency situation, she decides whether abortion is essential to resolve the situation. The doctor must make certain that the pregnant female makes this decision voluntarily, given her “responsibility for unborn life”. According to the law, a doctor can only undergo surgery if it is justified on the basis of his findings (...). In the Netherlands, the law states that abortions can only be carried out in a infirmary or clinic which has a peculiar licence for this intent (...)’. Regulations specified as informing a female about the possible effects of abortion on her wellness as well or simply making certain that a female is certain about killing an unborn kid and taking work for unborn life are restrictive.
The Center for Reproduction Rights calls for legalization and full decriminalisation of abortion in all countries, regardless of their national law, recognising abortion as a fundamental human right. It besides stresses in its recommendations the request to introduce a moratorium on the application of criminal government on abortion and to suspend any investigations and prosecutions of abortion aiders. The organisation besides calls for sexual education and access to contraception.
Experts at the Ordo Iuris Institute have pointed out that these demands are not based on investigation or global law, and are contrary to it. Abortion should not be promoted as a method of household planning, as agreed in a number of acts of global law. These include the final paper of the global Conference on Population and improvement adopted in Cairo in 1994 (point 8.25). The act besides recognises that governments should take appropriate steps to aid women avoid abortion.
citing the provisions of the Cairo Conference, in Resolution (A/S-21/5/Add.1) The UN General Assembly reiterated: “In no case should abortion be promoted as a household planning method [...] Any measures or changes related to abortion under the healthcare strategy may be determined only at national or local level in accordance with the national legislative process [...]" (point 63-I).
A year later, at the 4th planet Conference on Women, in the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action (A/CONF.177/20 Beijing, China, 4-15 September 1995), it was stated that "in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of household planning" (point 106-K).
Ordo Iuris experts pointed out during the consultation (as well as in the form of many UN opinions) the request to introduce to the agenda topics related to the actual protection of household wellness and well-being. The Institute plans to participate actively in subsequent consultations on the motion for a resolution to be held in March. This paper may be crucial for shaping global public wellness and social improvement policies. Ordo Iuris intends to monitor the preparation of the final papers of the 58th session of the UN Committee on Population and Development, seeking to guarantee that global policies respect household rights and the protection of life at all stages.
As in erstwhile years, the debate on controversial issues of alleged reproductive and sexual wellness becomes 1 of the main points of dispute in the UN, alternatively than focusing on serious problems specified as poorness in the world, which cannot be legally linked to access to abortion. any countries (e.g. Argentina, Poland, etc. last year) and non-governmental organisations protecting lives emphasize that specified issues should stay the work of sovereign states and be shaped according to their legal and cultural systems.
– Once again, we see how the debate on alleged reproductive rights sends out real global challenges, specified as combating poverty, access to basic wellness care and improving household surviving conditions – stressed Julia Ksiązek from the Ordo Iuris global Law Center.
– Contrary to the views of many countries and the provisions of global law, The UN is increasingly becoming an area for pushing controversial demands that undermine the sovereignty of nations in wellness policy-making “The analyst added.
Source: Ordo Iuris
