Abortion not included in "reproductive health".New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The U.N. Millennium Development Summit ended here on September September: see month. 23, 2005. The organisation's Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), first set out in 2000, had excluded any reference to "reproductive health Within the framework of WHO's definition of health[1] as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene " (code for abortion). Contrary to claims by the International Planned Parenthood Federation The International Planned Parenthood Federation is a global non-governmental organization with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family planning. , there are in fact no further MDGs and certainly none concerning "reproductive health," a concept to which the U.N. General Assembly has never agreed. Cardinal Angelo Sodano Angelo Cardinal Sodano J.C.D. S.T.D. (born 23 November 1927) is the Dean of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Cardinal Secretary of State in the Roman Curia from 1991 to 2006, now holding the title of Cardinal Secretary Emeritus of State. , the Vatican's secretary of state asked that the United Nations clarify what it means by the term "reproductive health." Speaking to the heads of state at the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 16, 2005, he proposed, instead, that the term "health of women and children" be used. The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, delivered an official "Explanation of Position" to the assembly in the final moments of the Summit. In it he stated that "the use of the phrase 'reproductive health' ... cannot be interpreted to constitute support, endorsement or promotion of abortion." This statement will now be part of the newly issued UN document (LifeSiteNews.com, September 23, 2005). On September 28, Kofi Annan's chief of staff clarified and confirmed that the term "reproductive health" does not include abortion. |
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