The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubiosaid Friday that the United States will return to an international agreement that, according to critics, aims to limit access to abortion of millions of women and girls around the world.
“Today, the United States has informed the signatories of the Ginebra consensus statement From our intention to return to us immediately, “Rubio said in a statement late Friday.
The Ginebra consensus statement (DCG) was copatrocinated by the United States, Brazil, Uganda, Egypt, Hungary and Indonesia in 2020, when Donald Trump was in his first mandate.
His administration said at that time that the DCG sought better medical attention for women and the preservation of human life, while strengthening the family as a foundational unit of society and protected the sovereignty of each nation.
The group now has more than 35 signatories.
The State Department said Friday that one of the four objectives of the pact is “to protect life in all its stages.”
He abortion It has been a divisive issue in American politics. In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled the elimination of the right to abortion throughout the country.
