(human rights; strong)
REALISING that people occasionally get pregnant without wishing to give birth,
BELIEVING that these people have an inherent right to control their bodies, but
NOTING that some nations currently prevent this,
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY
DEFINES an abortion as the act of terminating a pregnancy,
PROCLAIMS that procuring an abortion is a human right,
MANDATES the following regulations on abortion:
1) Seeking, procuring, providing, or otherwise being involved in an abortion shall be legal in all member States, and no person who seeks, procures, provides, or is otherwise involved in an abortion may be penalised in any way by any member State, except as provided in this resolution or in previous and active legislation by this Assembly,
2) A person who does not hold a valid license to practice medicine may be penalised by a member State for providing a medical abortion within the member State, if other medical procedures require the same licensure by the member State,
a) No member State may require as a condition of receiving or retaining a license to practice medicine an agreement not to provide abortions,
b) Provision of abortion services shall be considered a part of a medical professional's duties,
3) Consent from the individual receiving the abortion must be obtained before providing an abortion,
a) Age shall not be a factor in determining an individual's capacity to consent,
b) A medical professional may provide an abortion without consent to an incapacitated person if the abortion, in the judgment of the professional, will preserve life or health, unless the incapacitated person has previously signed a valid order prohibiting life- or health-preserving treatment,
4) No member State may require waiting periods, return visits, or any medical procedure as a condition of an abortion,
a) Abortion providers may institute such requirements, but member States may not require or direct the institution of such requirements,
i) In the event that abortion providers are government employees, requirements necessary in their professional judgement may be instituted, but such requirements may not be mandated by law,
5) In no case may a person involved in an abortion be required to publicise any part of the abortion, or their or anyone else's involvement, including as a prerequisite to their involvement,
CLARIFIES that any reference to member States above shall also refer to any subdivisions thereof, and to private parties given regulatory authority, and that any reference to law shall also refer to rule, statute, and the like, and
REQUIRES all health care plans, public or private, to cover abortions and any associated expenses.
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i was talking about the fetuses. besides if a woman wants to have an abortion she can move to another country, i will not condone abortion here.