What is the United Nations stand on the issue of abortion?
The United Nations does not promote abortion as a method of family planning. The legal status of abortion is the sovereign right of each nation.The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the United Nations main organization for population and reproductive health issues. Most of its assistance to countries is provided in the area of reproductive health services, including family planning and information. These services are unquestionably the most effective means of preventing abortions. And to eliminate the need for abortions is UNFPA’s goal.Most abortions can be prevented through quality family planning, but unfortunately contraceptive failure sometimes occurs resulting in unwanted pregnancy. Therefore, women will continue to seek abortion services — this is a social reality. Whether or not abortion is legal in a country should not determine whether a woman receives health assistance for abortion related complications.
