When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced his Commission on Unalienable Rights, many observers worried, as I did, that he would use it to assert a dogmatic version of religious liberty to justify restrictions on reproductive freedom and the rights of LGBT people. We were right to worry. He has imposed his personal preferences while relying on arguments that pose a profound threat to all human rights as well.
The commission released a lengthy, glossy draft report for commentary in July. Within days, well before the period for public comment was completed, Pompeo was already touting it to State Department employees as a guide to their promotion of human rights. On Thursday, the commission issued its final report, virtually unchanged.
