Amnesty International UK endorses policy to campaign for abortion

Published: 2007-03-27

LONDON (CNS) -- The British section of Amnesty International has endorsed a policy in support of legalizing abortion which could change the human rights group's global neutral policy on abortion. The Amnesty International UK move, which formally adopted the legalization of abortion in cases of rape, incest, sexual assault and when the mother's life is at risk, came despite the results of a yearlong consultation which showed that the majority of regular members did not want to abandon the neutral position. The board pushed through the motion at a March 23-25 meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. The International Executive Committee of Amnesty International will decide as early as next month whether to change the current position. If the committee decides there isn't sufficient support from its branch members for a revision, the British section's stance would be moot.

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