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The term '''''Axis of Medieval''''' was coined by activists as a parody of the phrase "[[Axis of Evil]]." Critics of the policies of [[George W. Bush]] use the term, half jokingly, to describe efforts used by the [[United States]] to insert a "[[conservative]]" political agenda into negotiations to draft international treaties for [[humanitarian]] causes.
Political moves seen as encouraging the use of "axis of medieval" have included actions taken in [[2002]] to cut off $34M in funding for the [[United Nations Population Fund]], due to concerns that some of the money was used to fund [[abortion]]s. On this issue the United States found itself in agreement with [[fundamentalist Islam]]ic regimes which typically oppose abortion, giving rise to the "axis" metaphor.
The phrase has also been used in reference to actions by United States politicians, intended to block moves to raise the minimum age for [[military enlistment]] from 15 to 18 for child soldiers in the [[Convention on the Rights of the Child]], which the United States currently refuses to ratify.
The phrase is also used in reference to the continued execution of criminals for offenses committed as juveniles. From 1996 to 2002, 17 such criminals have been executed worldwide. Ten of these were in the USA, three in [[Iran]], two in [[Pakistan]], one in [[Congo]] and one in [[Nigeria]]. Pakistan has since abolished the child death penalty. On March 1, 2005, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], in a 5-4 decision by Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], abolished executions for crimes committed while a minor in the case of [[Roper v. Simmons]].
== External links ==
* [http://www.stormpages.com/sammy369/THEpeopleleaders2.html Refers to Axis of Medieval in de funding population project]
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