Convention on Reproductive Rights
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Mild | Proposed by: United Massachusetts
Acknowledging its commitment to ensuring that women retain sovereignty over their own bodies, a principle affirmed in not one, but two resolutions,
Seeking, however, to ensure that the World Assembly acts within its limited power and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity on such a controversial issue where both sides hold strong ethical and moral values,
Believing that significant progress can be made in advancing the cause of women's rights while still respecting cultural differences on the issue,
Noting that extant World Assembly resolutions already permit abortions in cases of rape, incest, fetal abnormality, and danger to the life of the mother,
The General Assembly, hoping to put this issue to rest and secure real, lasting progress:
- Defines, for the sake of this resolution, the following terms:
- "abortion" as an induced termination of pregnancy that is intended to result (or is reasonably expected to result) and that does, in fact, result in the death of one or more offspring,
- "abortion provider" as any medical professional performing abortions,
- "abortion clinic" as any medical facility which provides abortion services,
- Mandates that member nations provide legal protection against targeted harassment and intimidation against individuals who procure abortions, abortion providers, or anyone involved in the process of abortion,
- Prohibits member nations from prosecuting, imprisoning, or otherwise punishing by law an individual for procuring an abortion,
- Requires member nations to permit individuals who are otherwise in compliance with customs and immigration law to travel to other nations for the purposes of procuring an abortion, and to return to their home country without fear of harassment, legal or otherwise,
- Declares that no member nation shall enact disproportionate regulation on abortion clinics in relation to the complexity and risk associated with abortion procedures,
- Requires member nations that legalize the World Assembly mandatory minimum of abortion rights, in order to combat stunning hypocrisy, to make available to the public relevant adoptive, welfare, and social services, as well as the legal availability of contraceptive access,
- Clarifies that any individual who has suffered complications from a procured abortion, legal or otherwise, shall be afforded proper medical treatment for said complication free of cost and without harassment, legal or otherwise,
- Declares that subject to the mandates of this legislation and prior, unrepealed legislation, member nations shall retain the ability to determine the legal status of abortion within their own jurisdiction.
Co-authored by: Auralia
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