While it only received a brief one liner on the news this morning President Obama is said to be signing an Executive Order today that will lift the Global Gag Order (One of Bush's First Executive Orders) that prohibited US monies to go to any international family planning facilities that conduct, or even discuss (thus, promote ), abortions including referring women to other facilities that do or conduct any pro-abortion lobbying. (This was one of Reagan's Executive Orders, also known as the Mexico City Policy. George Walker Bush maintained this policy, Clinton did not).
This is great news for women and families.
While this gag order did not reduce the number of abortions world wide, it did hamper family planning and women's health delivery greatly. (See for example: http://www.aegis.com/news/ips/2003/IP030931.html )
This is great news for women and families.
While this gag order did not reduce the number of abortions world wide, it did hamper family planning and women's health delivery greatly. (See for example: http://www.aegis.com/news/ips/2003/IP030931.html )
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