Following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional safeguards for abortion enshrined in the seminal Roe v Wade decision of 1973, there has been quick international outcry.
Following the contentious decision on Friday, approximately half of the US states are now prepared to outlaw abortion.According to Michelle Bachelet, the UN's high commissioner for human rights, the US court's judgment was "a tremendous setback" and "a huge blow to women's human rights and gender equality."
Access restrictions on abortion, according to a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, "only make it more lethal" and do not deter individuals from seeking the treatment.
According to the secretary-spokesman general's Stephane Dujarric, "sexual and reproductive health and rights are the foundation of a life of choice, empowerment, and equality for the world's women and girls."
"Restricting access to abortion merely makes it more lethal; it does not stop people from seeking abortions."
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that he expected more from the United States in terms of the defense of women's rights.
"Women's rights ought to be upheld, so I'm really sad. And I would have anticipated that America would defend these rights," he added.
The verdict was criticized by the governments of France and Britain as a threat to the rights of women.
"All women have the fundamental right to an abortion. It needs to be safeguarded, tweeted Emmanuel Macron, the president of France.
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He remarked, "I would like to show my solidarity with the women whose liberties are being undercut by the United States Supreme Cour
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated at a press conference: "I think it's a major step backwards… I have always supported a woman's freedom to make her own decisions, and I continue to hold that opinion. For this reason, the UK has the laws that it does.
"No government, politician, or man should tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body," declared Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada. I want Canadian women to know that we will always defend your right to make your own decisions.
While Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stated that "women must be able to decide freely about their lives," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stre described it as "a terrible step backwards for women's rights."
Concern over the global repercussions of the US Supreme Court judgment was expressed by several international leaders.
According to Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, the court ruling will "embolden anti-abortion and anti-women forces in other nations as well," making it "one of the saddest days for women's rights in my lifetime."
Alexander De Croo, the prime minister of Belgium, expressed alarm over the "signal it sends to the globe."
By nominating three justices during his four years in office, former President Donald Trump solidified the conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
Because it viewed such work as a cover for abortion, the Trump administration also spearheaded an effort at the UN to oppose the promotion of women's sexual and reproductive rights and health.
Trump withdrew funds from UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the organization responsible for the UN's sexual and reproductive health, on the grounds that it "supports, or participates in the management of, a program of coerced abortion or involuntary sterilisation."
That was a false impression, according to the UN. President Joe Biden, who will succeed Trump, has reinstated the funds.
According to the UNFPA, a startling 45 percent of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, making this a major contributor to maternal fatalities.
According to the UNFPA, more than 60% of all pregnancies may result in abortion worldwide, or close to half of all pregnancies.
The United States supported a 1994 initiative that "recognised how deadly unsafe abortions are and urged all countries to provide post-abortion care to save lives, irrespective of the legal status of abortion," the organization said. The United States also backed a subsequent initiative that year that involved 178 other nations.
My body, my decision.
The Roe v Wade judgement from 1973, which established constitutional protections for abortion, was overturned by the US Supreme Court on Friday.
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