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February 3, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — According to a United Nations Human Rights body, Honduras’ recent strengthening of their abortion ban defies “international obligations,” and its exclusion of same-sex couples from civil marriage is contrary to the principles of “equality” and “non-discrimination.”
“#OACNUDH regrets the constitutional reform for the absolute prohibition of abortion and recalls that it contravenes international obligations and specific recommendations to the State of Honduras on the rights of women,” tweeted the Honduras Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OACNUDH Honduras).
While all abortions, including in a case of rape or incest, have been illegal in Honduras since 1982, a constitutional amendment known as the “Shield Against Abortion in Honduras” that was passed last week further cemented Honduras’s abortion ban, requiring a three-quarter majority to overturn its legal protection of the lives of the unborn.
OACNUDH Honduras’ condemnation of the pro-life amendment echoes the common and strong pro-abortion stance of U.N. bodies. As a whole, however, U.N. bodies have sent mixed messages regarding the question of an international “right” to abortion, prompting former Acting
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