[Townhall] Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton backed legislation Friday that would require the State Department to bring back a "Reproductive Rights" section in their annual Human Rights report. Clinton claimed the term’s omission was "dangerous" and also advocated for a global right to access abortion."By requiring annual reporting on women's access to basic health care like contraception, safe abortion, and maternal health care around the world," she wrote. "Congress can make sure the rights of women and girls will no longer be up for grabs in each election."
"I introduced reproductive rights sections to the reports while I was secretary of state because access to reproductive health care is a protected human right affecting women's right to life, equality, and freedom from inhumane treatment," she emphasized.
The State Department explained why they chose to omit the term last spring. Michael Kozak, ambassador for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, told reporters that the section on reproductive rights was omitted because abortion is not a human right.