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Ashcroft ♥ Iran
Pollitt, Katha | July 8, 2002 issue

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The article discusses the role of U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in the hesitation of U.S. President George W. Bush to sign the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), an international treaty ratified by 169 nations. The religious right opposes CEDAW since the treaty would supposedly license abortion, promote homosexuality and teenage sex as well as destroy the family. CEDAW has been used by women in various countries to improve their legal status and access to education and healthcare.

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TREATIES; WOMEN'S rights; ASHCROFT, John; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; RELIGIOUS right; HOMOSEXUALITY; UNITED States
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