Category: Health | Area of Effect: Bioethics
Acknowledging the right to terminate one's pregnancy presently guaranteed under World Assembly law,
Believing that the prenatal offspring of sapient beings have a presumptive right to life,
Seeking to preserve the life of the prenatal offspring where possible in the course of a deliberate termination of pregnancy to the extent permitted by World Assembly law,
The General Assembly,
- Declares that the prenatal offspring of sapient beings have a presumptive right to life;
- Promotes the use of methods to induce a termination of pregnancy that are safe, openly accessible, and preserve the life of both the pregnant individual and the prenatal offspring;
- Requires the use of such methods when available, but only where the requirement does not ultimately hinder the individual from terminating their pregnancy in a safe, openly accessible, and timely manner;
- Permits the parents of unwanted offspring following a termination of pregnancy to discharge their parental rights and obligations and transfer them to the state or, subject to appropriate regulation, another willing party.