UN racism committee condemns pro-life laws in US, suggesting minorities face 'higher risk of unwanted pregnancies'

On August 30, the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination published its findings concerning a number of nations for which it had sharp criticisms and recommendations. The U.N. racism committee saved some of its fiercest condemnations for the United States, the U.N.'s largest donor.

The committee expressed deep concern regarding the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, and reiterated its insistence that Washington take special measures to protect abortionists and the ability to terminate an unborn child in the U.S., framing the issue in racial terms.

What is the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination?

This committee is a body of so called human rights experts whose mandate is to monitor the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). Adopted in 1965 by the U.N. General Assembly and entered into force on 1969, the ICERD has 88 signatories and 182 parties.