World Conference on Women, Beijing: Opposition to Abortion (Hansard, 23 January 1996)

HL Deb 23 January 1996 vol 568 c61WA 61WA

§ Lord Braine of Wheatley
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Which countries entered reservations to the report of the International Conference on Women in Beijing because of their opposition to abortion.

§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)
The Fourth World Conference on Women adopted the Peking Declaration and Platform for Action on 15 September 1995. The following states expressed reservations or made interpretative statements relating to abortion:

Argentina

Dominican Republic

Guatemala

Holy See

Honduras

Libya

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritania

Peru

Venezuela