Sima Bahous

Rachel Ettlinger
March 20, 2026

The US took issue with gender ideology, abortion rights, and artificial intelligence regulation language in the document, even offering draft amendments that were swiftly rejected.

The CSW’s conference theme for its 70th session was “[e]nsuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices, and addressing structural barriers.” Representatives of member states, UN entities, and accredited non-governmental organizations from around the world attended the two-week conference that concluded Thursday.

Continued: https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/us-votes-against-adopting-un-womens-report-over-abortion-gender-concerns/

Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face. The battle to protect rights has never felt more urgent

Isabel Choat in New York, The Guardian
Sat 22 Mar 2025

In a meeting room on the 27th floor of a swish Manhattan hotel, Denise Mountenay is telling the audience that the right to abortion is “Nazi thinking.” Mountenay regrets her own abortions, and says she has been called by God to spread the word that she and other women “were lied to, deceived, pressured into making the most horrible choice: to choose death instead of life”.

She goes on to list reasons why abortion is “not a safe procedure. [That’s what] they want woman to think – that is a lie.” Many of her claims, including that abortion leads to breast cancer, have been thoroughly disproved by scientific studies.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/mar/22/women-rights-un-anti-abortion-choice-poison-of-patriarchy-returns

US votes against adopting UN Women’s report over abortion, gender concerns

A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies