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HRES 1482 110th Congress House International Affairs Abortion Europe Human rights International organizations and cooperation Ireland Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination United Nations

To condemn the efforts of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to pressure and coerce the democratically elected government of the Republic of Ireland to reduce or eliminate its constitutionally established abortion restrictions.

Introduced: September 23, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 23, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the efforts of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to coerce the government of the Republic of Ireland to reduce or eliminate its constitutionally established abortion restrictions.

Questions the merit of using U.S. taxpayer-generated revenues to support such Committees in light of their work to promote the practice of abortion.

What's happening now September 23, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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