The Rights of a Child?

Today I spent the morning at the Conference for Social Justice that was put on by the Heritage Foundation. It was a worthwhile experience indeed, especially getting to hear an address by Rick Santorum, one of the most upstanding and conservative Senators currently in the Senate.

While I attended this event, a comment was made that caught my attention, in Re: to the UN and things that it promotes: The UN promotes the rights of a child, separate from the authority structure of the parent(s) or guardian of the child

" States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment on the basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, or beliefs of the child's parents, legal guardians, or family members" . - Article 2

States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life. - Article 6

On the second Article, am I to be told that the rights of the child trump the disciplinary responsibility of the parent?

On the sixth article, what about the UN and it's support of "reproductive health"? Under that auspice they exalt as "god" a woman's right to choose...And that "choice" means abortion, and the abortion act and process deprive a child of what he/she is entitled to under Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of a Child.

No wonder conservatives look down on the UN, it can't make up its mind...No wonder John Kerry was such a big fan...