Amnesty International has pledged to make killing unborn children by abortion legal in every country one of its goals for 2021.
Michael Robinson, SPUC Director of Communications said: “Amnesty International displays a total disregard for the human rights of unborn children. Calling itself an organisation that stands up for ‘humanity and human rights’, it disgraces itself by refusing to recognise the humanity and human rights of unborn babies. The hypocrisy is glaring.”
In an online statement, Amnesty International, outlined its 2021 New Year goals. These include “to make abortion legal in all countries” which would make the world “safer and better”.
Despite claiming to uphold basic human rights, Amnesty has taken a staunch pro-abortion position in recent years.
During 2020, SPUC slammed Amnesty International’s updated policy which called for universal access to “safe” abortion as well as the decriminalisation of abortion, which it claimed was “essential to protect human rights”.
SPUC’s Mr Robinson said: “Amnesty International lost all credibility as a human rights organisation when it decided to advocate for abortion. Abortion is a violent and barbaric form of discrimination which strips an entire group of humans of their basic right to life.
“Amnesty claims that by legalising the killing of unborn children around the globe, the world will become a ‘safer and better place’. This is preposterous. How can the world become a better or safer place when we dehumanise and kill the weakest members of our society?”
In which countries are unborn children safe?
The United Kingdom has lax abortion laws. However, there are still some countries where the lives of unborn children are valued.
Countries where unborn children are still widely protected by law include Malta, many sub-Saharan African countries and Latin American countries including Brazil, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
SPUC’s Mr Robinson added: “The global pro-life movement must work to defend these countries from Amnesty International.”