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Trump Administration Joins 30 Countries With Anti-Abortion Declaration

The Trump administration signed the anti-abortion declaration Thursday, joining 30 other largely authoritarian countries.
Posted at 11:08 AM, Oct 23, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-23 11:08:03-04

The Trump administration signed an anti-abortion declaration Thursday, joining 30 other largely authoritarian countries and pushing its domestic and foreign policy in a more conservative direction. 

The nonbinding Geneva Consensus Declaration calls for the promotion of women's health but pushes back on the idea that abortion is a human right. 

Some countries that joined include Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Belarus — places notorious for suppressing the rights of women.