US ending right to abortion a ‘huge blow’ to human rights, says UN

Geneva, Switzerland --The decision by the US Supreme Court on Friday to end the right to abortion is "a huge blow to women's human rights and gender equality," the United Nations said. "Access to safe, legal and effective abortion is firmly rooted in international human rights law and is at the core of women and girls' autonomy and ability to make their own choices about their bodies and lives," UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement. "This decision strips such autonomy from millions of women in the US, in particular those with low incomes and those belonging to racial and ethnic minorities, to the detriment of their fundamental rights." More than 50 cou...

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