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Anti-abortion demonstrators walk past the US Capitol during the annual March for Life rally, in Washington, US, on January 24, 2025. — Picture by REUTERS

US rejoining international anti-abortion pact

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the United States was rejoining an international accord that critics say aims to limit abortion access for millions of women and girls around the world.

“Today, the United States informed signatories of the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD) of our intent to rejoin immediately,” Rubio said in a statement late on Friday.

The GCD was co-sponsored by the United States, Brazil, Uganda, Egypt, Hungary and Indonesia in 2020 when Trump was in office during his first term.

His administration said at the time the GCD sought better healthcare for women and the preservation of human life, while also strengthening family as the foundational unit of society and protecting each nation’s sovereignty.

The group now has more than 35 signatories.

The State Department said on Friday that one of the four objectives of the pact was to “protect life at all stages”.

Abortion has been a divisive issue in US politics. In 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled to eliminate a nationwide right to abortion.

— Reuters

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