Chile’s former president, Michelle Bachelet, underlined her support for women’s rights in her bid to head the United Nations, despite calls for Washington to veto her candidacy due to her support for abortion.
Bachelet, 74, one of four candidates vying to head the 193-member global organization from next year, told reporters she had read a letter from more than two dozen Republican U.S. lawmakers accusing her of having “prioritized an
