I support this petition. Although I am staunchly opposed to elective abortion, unlike some signatories I do accept that abortion may be the lesser of the two evils in exceptional circumstances (i.e. in cases of rape or of serious danger to the mother's health). But it can never be meaningly framed as being a 'right', as this would constitute a 'right to kill'. The lack of any recognition of the rights of the unborn child, combined with AI's policy in favour of decriminalisation per se, indicates that Amnesty have decieded that the unborn child is a 'non-person' and merits no legal protection. This is quite clearly contrary to the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child, a declaration Amnesty claim to endorse. I am also concerned about the process by which this change has been imposed: a consultation with the British membership resulted in a majority against the change whilst at the most recent AGM, the British Chapter approved a policy in favour of maintaining a neutral stance. Y...