Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after joining his colleagues to co-sign a submission to the United Nations (U.N.) to halt all pro-abortion efforts to reinterpret language in a treaty duly ratified by the United States.

The submission states, “As lawmakers, we believe we have a duty to protect the weak, disenfranchised, unwanted and vulnerable from violence and abuse. Therefore, we write to affirm that the most elemental human right of all – the right to life – includes unborn children. Accordingly, we oppose any attempt by the Human Rights Committee (HRC) to reinterpret Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) so as to abrogate the right to life of the unborn human being, or seek to impose any novel obligation upon States that they never contemplated the time the ICCPR was negotiated, signed and ratified.”

“Most folks know I am a supporter of leaving the United Nations all together, but if we are going to continue to be a part, then we must hold them accountable. The U.N. must protect life – especially the lives of unborn babies.”

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