Senior Tory Urges Liz Truss To Explain Abortion Rights Deletion From Statement Global Development
Caroline Nokes, who chairs the women and equalities select committee, wrote to Truss, who is also minister for women and equalities and a Tory leadership candidate, asking why key phrases relating to reproductive rights were deleted . More than 20 countries had signed the initial declaration that emerged from a UK-hosted conference on freedom of religion and belief earlier this month. This version included a commitment to repeal laws that “allow harmful practices or restrict women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights, bodily autonomy....