The Trump administration is pushing for the United Nations to oppose 'ambiguous terms' relating to sexual and reproductive health in certain documents, saying such terms could 'promote practices like abortion'
US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is encouraging world leaders to expand access to health care without the inclusion of terms such as"reproductive health and rights." He delivered these remarks at a high-level meeting on universal health coverage during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Monday.
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President Trump and the politics of abortion 03:03The Trump administration, along with some other countries, is pushing for the United Nations to oppose"ambiguous terms" relating to sexual and reproductive health in policy documents, because such language could"promote practices, like abortion," Azar said.
How world health care differs 01:40The high-level meeting on universal health coverage aims to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage for everyone, including access to health care services, medicines and vaccines. The meeting is the first on this topic at the United Nations and"will be the most significant political meeting" held on universal health coverage to date, according to the United Nations.
"This declaration represents a landmark for global health and development," Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general at the World Health Organization, said in a news release on Monday. "The world has 11 years left to make good on its sustainable development goals. Universal health coverage is key to ensuring that happens," he said."Universal health coverage is a political choice: today world leaders have signaled their readiness to make that choice.
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