Officials: Obama to reverse abortion policy

[Ban Hammer 13,643]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that promote or perform abortions, officials told The Associated Press on Friday.

The move, long expected in the Democratic president's first week in office, will be welcomed by liberals and criticized by abortion rights foes.

The policy bans U.S. taxpayer money, usually in the form of U.S. Agency for International Development funds, from going to international family planning groups that either offer abortions or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion. It is also known as the "global gag rule," because it prohibits taxpayer funding for groups that even talk about abortion if there is an unplanned pregnancy.

Also known as the "Mexico City policy," it has been reinstated and then reversed by Republican and Democratic presidents since GOP President Ronald Reagan established it in 1984. President Bill Clinton ended the ban in 1993, but President George W. Bush re-instituted it in 2001 as one of his first acts in office.

The Democratic official and senior U.S. official who disclosed the plans did so on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to pre-empt Obama's announcement.

Obama was expected to sign the executive order at a low-key event, one day after the 36th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.

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[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Is this part of the stimulous package?

[Nagishkaw 510]

No suprise there.

[Staashi 371]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

Internationa welfare is awsome! Sheesh!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

That was actually the criticism of the Bush administration's approach to combatting HIV/AIDS in the developing world - that their foreign aid packages were hobbled by conditions requiring an emphasis on abstinence teaching.

[almaty 19]

good...

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

Internationa welfare is awsome! Sheesh!

Welcome to planet earth, Marc - the US provides foreign aide to many countries in many forms.

[Staashi 371]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

That was actually the criticism of the Bush administration's approach to combatting HIV/AIDS in the developing world - that their foreign aid packages were hobbled by conditions requiring an emphasis on abstinence teaching.

Yes, there policy was - no condoms for you, but teach all you can about abstaining from sex and see where that gets you.

[Ban Hammer 13,643]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

That was actually the criticism of the Bush administration's approach to combatting HIV/AIDS in the developing world - that their foreign aid packages were hobbled by conditions requiring an emphasis on abstinence teaching.

Yes, there policy was - no condoms for you, but teach all you can about abstaining from sex and see where that gets you.

yeah, they shoulda sent some of these

Edited January 23, 2009 by charles!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

That was actually the criticism of the Bush administration's approach to combatting HIV/AIDS in the developing world - that their foreign aid packages were hobbled by conditions requiring an emphasis on abstinence teaching.

Yes, there policy was - no condoms for you, but teach all you can about abstaining from sex and see where that gets you.

Yeah its already been shown the abstinence-only initiatives are a conclusive failure - meaning that all the money devoted to it was essentially wasted.

[Staashi 371]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

That was actually the criticism of the Bush administration's approach to combatting HIV/AIDS in the developing world - that their foreign aid packages were hobbled by conditions requiring an emphasis on abstinence teaching.

Yes, there policy was - no condoms for you, but teach all you can about abstaining from sex and see where that gets you.

yeah, they shoulda sent some of these

Damn straight! Because they would have prevented AIDS/HIV.

PS - pardon my "there" for "their" - I get my own bonk on the head.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

Internationa welfare is awsome! Sheesh!

Welcome to planet earth, Marc - the US provides foreign aide to many countries in many forms.

family planning=foreign aid? Planet Steve!

[Nagishkaw 510]

Good, because most of these organizations don't just do only abortions, they give out birth control and family planning instruction. Sheesh - it's about damn time!

That was actually the criticism of the Bush administration's approach to combatting HIV/AIDS in the developing world - that their foreign aid packages were hobbled by conditions requiring an emphasis on abstinence teaching.

Yes, there policy was - no condoms for you, but teach all you can about abstaining from sex and see where that gets you.

yeah, they shoulda sent some of these

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Good. Good indeed.