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January 22, 2013 News

Resolution on a Womans Right to Abortion

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January 22, 2013 News

The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade on Jan 22, 1973, 40 years ago today, affirmed a woman’s right to an abortion. The American Humanist Association adopted the below resolution in 1985.

American Humanist Association

Resolution on a Woman’s Right to Abortion

Adopted by the Board of Directors
March 29, 1985 ~ Kansas City, MO

WHEREAS a woman’s right of freedom of choice regarding abortion in the United States is the law; and

WHEREAS all relevant and reputable national surveys consistently show that freedom of choice for abortion is supported overwhelmingly in the United States; and

WHEREAS the American Humanist Association affirmed at its annual conference in 1977 that women have the moral right to become pregnant by choice and to become mothers by choice; and

WHEREAS the AHA affirmed the moral right of women to freely terminate unwanted pregnancies; and

WHEREAS the AHA opposed actions by individuals, organizations, and governmental bodies that attempt to restrict and limit women’s moral right and obligation of responsible parenthood; and

WHEREAS women’s rights for freedom of choice have been seriously eroded by governmental actions that restrict and prohibit abortion services to many categories of women, especially the poor; and

WHEREAS Congress has prohibited the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights—which was set up to watch over and protect the constitutional rights of citizens—from any consideration of abortion rights; and

WHEREAS the U. S. President openly applauds the so-called Right-to-Lifers and urges constitutional amendment making abortion illegal; and

WHEREAS anti-choice adherents are actively terrorizing women’s clinics; and

WHEREAS women who seek the services of these clinics are vilified and made to feel like criminals; and

WHEREAS people who staff these clinics are in daily danger from bomb-throwers and arsonists;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the AHA reaffirms its support of responsible motherhood; that it joins with other organizations in deploring the government’s actions regarding abortion; and that the AHA reaffirms its support of women’s right of choice to terminate a pregnancy within the parameter set up by the Supreme Court in its Roe vs. Wade decision.

A pdf file of this resolution can be found here.

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