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This document provides arguments in opposition to the ratification of CEDAW by the United States. The authors argue that CEDAW ratification would encroach on US sovereignty in terms of the definition of family, parental rights, gender roles, the value of work, abortion, equal rights, homosexual rights and prostitution. In conclusion the authors maintain that "at its worst, CEDAW unravels America's families and forces women to model themselves after global feminists' ideal image." [CEDAW Convention]