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by The Republic of Europeian WA Headquarters. . 313 reads.

Why to vote against the upcoming repeal of GA Resolution #286, Reproductive Freedoms

The text of this repeal attempt centers on the fact that the target resolution does not outlaw sex-selective abortion. This argument completely fails to acknowledge the many resolutions that have been passed before this one and still remain in effect. GA Resolution #35, The Charter of Civil Rights is one of the more notable examples of precedent that voters should keep in mind.

The Charter of Civil Rights (or CoCR, for short), reads in part (emphasis mine):

c ) All inhabitants of member states have the right not to be and indeed must not be discriminated against on grounds including sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, skin color, language, economic or cultural background, physical or mental disability or condition, religion or belief system, sexual orientation or sexual identity, or any other arbitrarily assigned and reductive categorisation which may be used for the purposes of discrimination, except for compelling practical purposes, such as hiring only female staff to work with battered women who have sought refuge from their abusers.

I've specifically highlighted the word "inhabitants" here, as that is very key in my counter-argument. The resolution I'm referencing does not say that all "people" or all "citizens" are entitled to not be discriminated against. It specifically reads all inhabitants. How can a collection of cells within a woman's uterus not be construed as "inhabiting" said uterus and thereby whatever nation the mother is currently residing in?

Further, I would argue that the best way to combat sex-selective abortions is to target the cultural backgrounds and paternalistic societies where such actions are more likely to take place. Believe it or not, this is also covered by the same resolution, CoCR.

b ) Unprovoked violence against or intimidation of any person on the grounds outlined in clause c) of article 1 of this resolution shall be a civil cause and criminal offense in all member states.

c ) Member states shall actively work towards eliminating criminal incidents motivated by hatred or prejudice based on cultural or societal differences.


CoCR was passed ... February 6, 2009, and I would hope that in the past 5 years, individual WA nations have made such advancements in correcting these cultural and societal prejudices that sex selective abortions have become a non-issue within WA member nations.

As a result of the above information, I would strongly urge you (and your WA Delegate!) to vote AGAINST the upcoming repeal. A woman deserves the right to make decisions over her own body, and a poorly written repeal (like this one) based on scare tactics rather than actual facts and arguments should be soundly defeated by the WA.

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