{"id":90905,"date":"2016-03-26T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T00:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=90905"},"modified":"2022-07-17T21:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T02:22:18","slug":"if-the-un-had-their-way-a-little-girl-would-be-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/if-the-un-had-their-way-a-little-girl-would-be-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"If the United Nations had their way, a little girl would be dead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In August, a little girl is going to see her first birthday. For most people, that’s a reason to celebrate. For some UN \u201chuman rights experts,\u201d it\u2019s cause for \u201cregret.\u201d<\/p>\n

The girl was was born in Paraguay to an 11-year-old rape survivor<\/a>, and her conception wasn’t known until she was 21 weeks along.<\/p>\n

While the baby’s grandmother demanded that she be aborted, Paraguayan authorities refused; the law only permits abortion when a mother’s life is at risk, and doctors determined that wasn’t the case.\u00a0 Further, a public health official pointed out<\/a> that late-term abortion can itself be fatal, a fact too many women have experienced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Apparently the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) wasn’t concerned. Several of its figures condemned the decision<\/a>, including the organization’s expert on torture. Amnesty International<\/a> brought up torture as well, claiming that letting the girl live would be \u201ctantamount\u201d to it.<\/p>\n

If these groups are really concerned about torture, then they should look at what they were arguing for.<\/p>\n

Research by Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand at the University of Tennessee indicates a fetus can feel pain<\/a> by 20 weeks–a week before this girl’s life was discovered. Dr. Anthony Levatino<\/a> performed over 1200 abortions during his career, and in the video below, he explains what one involves at 21 weeks.<\/p>\n