The United States has refused to join 85 heads of state and government in signing a statement that endorsed a 10-year-old U.N. plan to ensure every woman's right to education, healthcare and choice about having children.
The Bush administration said it withheld its signature because the statement included a reference to "sexual rights."
I guess if we're not talking about lesbians, women's issues just don't matter.
Update: Here's link without registration required.
By the way, the United Nations site is really hard to navigate, so I haven't been able to pull up the text of what this plan says. But I mean c'mon, if it's about women's rights and even China will support it...
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