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Bush Rejects U.N. Plan for Women

HeadlineOct 15, 2004

And the Bush administration has refused to join 85 heads of state and governments in signing a statement that endorsed a decade-old United Nations plan to ensure every woman’s right to education, healthcare and choice about having children. This according to a report by the Associated Press. The Bush administration said it withheld its signature because the statement included a reference to “sexual rights.”

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