Transcript: Meaning of Documents at Women's Conference in Beijing

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September 16, 1995
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One major declaration of the documents resulting from the women's conference in Beijing has that women's rights are human rights, including control over health. Consensus on abortions is still fragile.

SCOTT SIMON, Host: This is Weekend Edition. I'm Scott Simon. Coming up, big business sees business sense of better child and elderly care.

But first, the United Nations Conference on Women concluded yesterday in Beijing, with an affirmation that women's rights are human rights, including control over health and reproductive decisions. Delegates reached consensus on their 150-page platform for action, after impassioned debate over the degree to which basic rights ...

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