In Our Midst

The Invisible Truth that's Missing in the Abortion Debate

The Elliot Institute reported the following in their most recent newsletter (Volume 4, Number 10).

United Nations Member Says Abortion is Bad for Women
Calls Choice an "Illusion" at UN Committee Meeting on Women's Rights

A member of a United Nations committee that is known for advocating abortion has said that abortion is "bad for women" and that she hopes that one day it will be seen in the same way that people now regard torture.

According to the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, the comments came from a member of the UN committee that oversees compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination of Women (CEDAW). Krisztina Morvai of Hungary was quoted as saying during a committee session, "One thing that is invisible and lost in the debate is that abortion is bad for women. . . . No woman actually wants to have an abortion. We have this illusion that women have free choices. But abortion is a terribly damaging thing psychologically, spiritually and physically." [Emphasis mine.]

Morvai also reportedly stated in an earlier session that the majority of women undergo abortions because their partners don't support the pregnancy and called for more emphasis to be placed on "the responsibility of men." She is one of 23 committee members who are elected from among the 180 countries that support CEDAW.

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