GENEVA – Draft guidance from the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding a treaty guaranteeing “the inherent right to life” of “every human being” shows that the committee will not affirm the right to life of the unborn and will instead provide express support for abortion.

“Every innocent life deserves to be protected,” said ADF International UN Counsel Ewelina Ochab. “But instead of focusing on the inherent right to life of unborn children, the draft guidance focuses on promoting abortion. We call on the committee to affirm the right to life of all members of the human family, no matter their stage of development, and reject this draft guidance. The protection of life at every stage is the kernel of the United Nations.”

In its forthcoming meeting 19 Oct. to 6 Nov., the committee will discuss the draft guidance, which concerns Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 6 guarantees that “every human being has the inherent right to life.” If adopted, the guidance will become the committee’s authoritative interpretation of the ICCPR, meaning that the 175 countries that have signed it will be accountable to the committee based on how they comply with the committee’s interpretation.

Read the article “UN Human Rights Committee: Right to Life is ‘Right to Abortion’” on adfmedia.org.