Reaffirmation of Geneva Consensus

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW73493739 BCX4"> <p><span data-contrast="none">On October 22, 2020, 34 countries signed the</span> <a href= "https://www.theiwh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GCD-Declaration-2021-2.pdf"> <span data-contrast="none">Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family</span></a><span data-contrast="none">. Though it lacked any legal obligations, the statement was intended to express that it was indeed possible to advance the health and wellbeing of women</span> <em><span data-contrast="none">and protect the lives of the preborn</span></em> <span data-contrast="none">at the same time. </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The original list of countries included the United States. In fact, then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo helped to architect the project. Eight days after becoming president,</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Consensus_Declaration"><span data-contrast="none"> Joe Biden removed the United States from the list of signatories</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">in line with the foreign policy of the last two democratic presidents, who used access to U.S. aid to advance abortion and LGBTQ ideology around the world. </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://adfinternational.org/gcd-3rd-anniversary/"><span data-contrast="none"> On Wednesday in Washington D.C., seven U.S. Congressional leaders and ambassadors from Guatemala and Hungary hosted 36 original signatories to the Geneva Consensus Declaration</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, to reaffirm the commitment to protect “both the rights of women and unborn children.” Senator James Lankford from Oklahoma put it bluntly: “When families are strong, nations are strong. When families are weak, nations are weak.”</span></p> </div>