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Sneak attacks in war against women

At a conference in Bangkok last weekend, the US threatened to withdraw its support for a crucial UN family planning agreement. In a spectacularly delayed dummy spit, the US delegation objected to the final declaration of the 1994 UN population conference, which was held in Cairo.
After eight years, the Americans suddenly can't abide certain phrases ("reproductive rights" and "reproductive health services") in the declaration on the grounds they can be interpreted as supporting abortion.