Obama overturns Reagan Abortion Policy

[dbackjon]

President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning groups that provide abortions, as first reported by ABC News.

Under the hotly debated "Mexico City Policy," the U.S. government could not provide funding for family planning services to clinics or groups that offered abortion-related services overseas, even if funding for those activities came from non-government sources. It essentially barred recipients of U.S. foreign aid from promoting abortion as a method of family planning.

If organizations received government funding, they would "agree as a condition of their receipt of federal funds that such organizations would neither perform nor actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other nations."

The policy, dubbed the "Global Gag Rule" by abortion rights groups, was introduced by the administration of Ronald Reagan in 1984 in Mexico City, and was instituted that year. It was then overturned by President Bill Clinton in 1993 and restored by George W. Bush at the beginning of his office in 2001.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inte ... 958&page=1

[AZGrizFan]

Like a damned Yo-Yo.

[D1B]

Another good move.

[catamount man]

Yeah D1B, I just love how hard working American tax dollars go overseas to fund the murder of a child in some third world trash hellhole.

GODDAMN FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT COCKSUCKING MOTHERFUCKING LIBERALS ARE RUINING THIS FUCKING WORLD AND I HATE EVERY FUCKING ONE OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[D1B]

Yeah D1B, I just love how hard working American tax dollars go overseas to fund the murder of a child in some third world trash hellhole.

GODDAMN f**k[*] PIECE OF SHIT COCKSUCKING MOTHERFUCKING LIBERALS ARE RUINING THIS f**k[*] WORLD AND I HATE EVERY f**k[*] ONE OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Money does not pay for abortions Cat Man. Take a chill pill.

[travelinman67]

Yeah D1B, I just love how hard working American tax dollars go overseas to fund the murder of a child in some third world trash hellhole.

GODDAMN f**k[*] PIECE OF SHIT COCKSUCKING MOTHERFUCKING LIBERALS ARE RUINING THIS f**k[*] WORLD AND I HATE EVERY f**k[*] ONE OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Money does not pay for abortions Cat Man.

Yes, it does.

Would you like me to refresh your memory about the UNFPA funding? The "health" care and "reproductive rights" funding approved by Obama will provide medical supplies and services that are directly used to perform abortion procedures worldwide.

Go back to school. Stop reading Time magazine and listening to CNN as your primary source of learning.

[D1B]

Money does not pay for abortions Cat Man.

Yes, it does.

Would you like me to refresh your memory about the UNFPA funding? The "health" care and "reproductive rights" funding approved by Obama will provide medical supplies and services that are directly used to perform abortion procedures worldwide.

Go back to school. Stop reading Time magazine and listening to CNN as your primary source of learning.

Oh, I know it does. I was just trying to settle down Catman. He's seems a bit agitated.

[Col Hogan]

Yes, it does.

Would you like me to refresh your memory about the UNFPA funding? The "health" care and "reproductive rights" funding approved by Obama will provide medical supplies and services that are directly used to perform abortion procedures worldwide.

Go back to school. Stop reading Time magazine and listening to CNN as your primary source of learning.

Oh, I know it does. I was just trying to settle down Catman. He's seems a bit agitated.

C-Man does sometime engage his mouth before putting his brain in the correct gear...but I totally understand his anger...

Here we have a president who during the campaign says he wants to reduce the number of abortions then agrees to use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions overseas...that's not going to reduce anything...

And since we're facing economic issues here...why is he increasing spending on a UN-run program...

[D1B]

Oh, I know it does. I was just trying to settle down Catman. He's seems a bit agitated.

C-Man does sometime engage his mouth before putting his brain in the correct gear...but I totally understand his anger...

Here we have a president who during the campaign says he wants to reduce the number of abortions then agrees to use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions overseas...that's not going to reduce anything...

And since we're facing economic issues here...why is he increasing spending on a UN-run program...

I'll admit I need to brush up on what exactly these fund actually pay for, but it's important to keep in mind that abortion is but one aspect of family planning, and a minor one at that, in terms of the range of services. The bulk of their activities involve services and info related to birth control, pre natal and sexual healthcare, STD info and treatment and yes, adoption alternatives.

I also take issue with using the term "promoting abortions." Makes it sound like advertising - "Best Buy Gift Certificate with every abortion! Join our Abortion Club - 10th free after 9 abortiong!!" These clinics that receive this type of funding are not profit centers. Abortion, with the exception of wealthy white women and girls, is primarily a last resort. That they offer it, or info about it as an option, does not mean they're promoting it.

Here's a press release from Planned Parenthood:

PLANNED PARENTHOOD PRESIDENT CECILE RICHARDS’ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE ORDER OVERTURNING THE MEXICO CITY POLICY (GLOBAL GAG RULE)

“With the stroke of a pen, President Obama has lifted the stranglehold on women’s health across the globe. His repeal of the global gag rule ends eight long years of policies that have blocked access to basic health care for women worldwide. No longer will health care providers be forced to choose between receiving family planning funding and restricting the health care services they provide to women.
“Expanding access to family planning is not only good, basic health care; it saves women’s lives. In some parts of Africa, women have a one-in-10 risk of dying in childbirth, a sad fact only exacerbated by the gag rule. Women’s health and well-being are the bedrock of freedom and independence for individuals, families, and entire communities. Avoiding disease, having access to clean water and nutritious food, deciding whether and when to have children, and being safe in pregnancy and childbirth make women stronger and improve the quality of life for families and communities.

“Planned Parenthood thanks President Obama for taking immediate action on this critical health issue. With President Obama, women in the U.S. and around the world have a president who puts protecting and strengthening women’s health first. Just a few days after he’s taken office, we can clearly say that thanks to President Obama, it truly is a new day for women’s health.”

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. We believe that everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved. Planned Parenthood affiliates operate nearly 880 health centers nationwide, providing medical services and sexuality education for millions of women, men, and teenagers each year. We also work with allies worldwide to ensure that all women and men have the right and the means to meet their sexual and reproductive health care needs.

The work of organizations like Planned Parenthood, IMO, do more to lessen the amount of abortions than repressive orgs like the Family Research Council. They do this primarily by providing honest sexual heathcare information. In the third world, were overpopulation is the primary cause of high infant mortality, high death of women during childbirth, the subjection of woman and warfare - this is vital.

If you're interested in learning more about this issue visit Planned Parenthood's excellent website.

www.plannedparenthood.org

It aint all about abortion.

[catamount man]

Oh, I know it does. I was just trying to settle down Catman. He's seems a bit agitated.

C-Man does sometime engage his mouth before putting his brain in the correct gear...but I totally understand his anger...

Here we have a president who during the campaign says he wants to reduce the number of abortions then agrees to use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions overseas...that's not going to reduce anything...

And since we're facing economic issues here...why is he increasing spending on a UN-run program...

As to WHY Maobama is increasing spending on a UN-run program? Because he is a socialist with socialist ideals. You provide, provide and provide to the citizens to develop their loyalty to the government i.e.Robin Hood. Once you have their loyalty, they are yours. Socialists know this but to date, it has never lasted long term. Chavez will not last forever and once Americans see the same hand writing on the wall, it will not last here. Nobody will listen, but Obama is about as ept to run this country as my dog is.

Nothing more than a smooth talker with the gift for gab and a boatload of "promises" of which many will never see the light of day.

[catamount man]

PP actually gives away discount certificates for abortion. Don't be fooled. If abortion were outlawed, they'd be going out of business.

[dbackjon]

The main consequence of the now lifted rule was that the only funding that the US provided was to ineffective abstinence only programs, run by radical Christian groups.

This does not change the amount of funding given, just allows a greater diversity of groups to get it.


But I haven't heard T-man or C man bitching about the funding given to THOSE groups.

[D1B]

PP actually gives away discount certificates for abortion. Don't be fooled. If abortion were outlawed, they'd be going out of business.

Discount certificates? Please elaborate.

[D1B]

PP actually gives away discount certificates for abortion. Don't be fooled. If abortion were outlawed, they'd be going out of business.

You know catman, I'll try not to be fooled, so I'll do some catching up here. I ask you to consider doing the same. This is not all about abortion.

[D1B]

PP actually gives away discount certificates for abortion. Don't be fooled. If abortion were outlawed, they'd be going out of business.

You know catman, I'll try not to be fooled, so I'll do some catching up here. I ask you to consider doing the same. This is not all about abortion.

[Wedgebuster]

Maybe it's best to get them buggers when they are little rather than waiting 'till they get big of off 'em.

Kind of like spraying weeds, much more effective and less expensive than waiting 'till you find yourself chest deep in 'em.

[D1B]

Maybe it's best to get them buggers when they are little rather than waiting 'till they get big of off 'em.

Kind of like spraying weeds, much more effective and less expensive than waiting 'till you find yourself chest deep in 'em.

You owe me a new keyboard!! Just blasted it with coffee. This is the funniest post I've seen in years. I'm fukcing crying.

Spraying weeds!!! LMAO

[Grizalltheway]

PP actually gives away discount certificates for abortion. Don't be fooled. If abortion were outlawed, they'd be going out of business.

Discount certificates? Please elaborate.

A right wing blogger as deranged as himself said it, so it must be true.

[slycat]

Funny how Conks don't mind spending billions on a pointless war but pissed at this. The war has murdered 1000s of innocent Iraqi civilians. (just generalizing for those of you miss the sarcasm)

[AZGrizFan]

Yes, it does.

Would you like me to refresh your memory about the UNFPA funding? The "health" care and "reproductive rights" funding approved by Obama will provide medical supplies and services that are directly used to perform abortion procedures worldwide.

Go back to school. Stop reading Time magazine and listening to CNN as your primary source of learning.

Oh, I know it does. I was just trying to settle down Catman. He's seems a bit agitated.

There's the understatement of the year, so far.

[Purple For Life]

Deb Madison-Levi of Iowa Initiative, a five-year privately funded program focused on reducing unplanned pregnancies in Iowa, said more than half of the unintended pregnancies involve women aged 18 to 30. "That's a huge number," she said.

Teresa Downing-Matibag, an Iowa State University assistant professor of sociology who teaches a course on intimate relationships, said Iowa's out-of-wedlock figures mirror national trends. They reflect a society in which people delay marriage until their mid-20s, co-habitate, or hook up for casual sexual encounters with inadequate knowledge of how to guard against unintended pregnancies or sexually transmitted infections, she said.

"The research is showing young people are somewhat ambivalent about out-of-wedlock births," she added.

"We also see less social stigma than we used to related to out-of-wedlock child bearing," she said. Yet, it carries implications both for single parents and children who face disadvantages associated with career path interruptions and financial challenges.

Downing-Matibag said many young people are caught in limbo — being bombarded by media and Internet Web sites that "promote very promiscous sexual behavior that is hyper-sexualizing women" but lacking a sense of values to guide sexual behavior and intimate relationships.

She noted Iowa ranks 43rd nationally in family planning funding and 48th in access to contraceptives, and she research on approaches such as abstinence only and virginity pledges hasn't produced particularly positive results.

Madison-Levi, whose initiative was launched in January 2008, said every dollar invested in family planning saves $4 in public funding. "It's kind of a big, complex issue," she said. "We think if communities come together and work together we can improve this whole situation and bring down those numbers in Iowa."

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs. ... /1001/NEWS

Think about the part I bolded. People bitch about the money the government spends on welfare and the like...if we had better access to family planning and birth control, to PREVENT UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND THE NEED FOR ABORTIONS, this wouldn't even be an issue.

ABSTINENCE ONLY EDUCATION DOES. NOT. WORK.

Also, I find it utterly ridiculous that MEN make laws about women's bodies when so many men get a woman knocked up and then split. Would you rather have that woman get an abortion, or have the kid and leech off the system for 18 years?

Love how anti-choicers are SO CONCERNED, ZOMG when a child is a bunch of cells, but the kid gets born and they couldn't give a shit. Then they just complain about the amount of money the government spends on welfare--even though much more is spend on CORPORATE welfare.

Seriously. If we made the reason for abortions redundant, this wouldn't be an issue.

[AZGrizFan]

Deb Madison-Levi of Iowa Initiative, a five-year privately funded program focused on reducing unplanned pregnancies in Iowa, said more than half of the unintended pregnancies involve women aged 18 to 30. "That's a huge number," she said.

Teresa Downing-Matibag, an Iowa State University assistant professor of sociology who teaches a course on intimate relationships, said Iowa's out-of-wedlock figures mirror national trends. They reflect a society in which people delay marriage until their mid-20s, co-habitate, or hook up for casual sexual encounters with inadequate knowledge of how to guard against unintended pregnancies or sexually transmitted infections, she said.

"The research is showing young people are somewhat ambivalent about out-of-wedlock births," she added.

"We also see less social stigma than we used to related to out-of-wedlock child bearing," she said. Yet, it carries implications both for single parents and children who face disadvantages associated with career path interruptions and financial challenges.

Downing-Matibag said many young people are caught in limbo — being bombarded by media and Internet Web sites that "promote very promiscous sexual behavior that is hyper-sexualizing women" but lacking a sense of values to guide sexual behavior and intimate relationships.She noted Iowa ranks 43rd nationally in family planning funding and 48th in access to contraceptives, and she research on approaches such as abstinence only and virginity pledges hasn't produced particularly positive results.

Madison-Levi, whose initiative was launched in January 2008, said every dollar invested in family planning saves $4 in public funding. "It's kind of a big, complex issue," she said. "We think if communities come together and work together we can improve this whole situation and bring down those numbers in Iowa."

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs. ... /1001/NEWS

Think about the part I bolded. People bitch about the money the government spends on welfare and the like...if we had better access to family planning and birth control, to PREVENT UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND THE NEED FOR ABORTIONS, this wouldn't even be an issue.

ABSTINENCE ONLY EDUCATION DOES. NOT. WORK.

Perhaps you should have focused on the part I bolded.


Democrats have NO moral values, then want to substitute a pill or a procedure to take care of the RESULT of having no moral values.


p.s.: I'm pro-choice.

[Appaholic]

Yeah D1B, I just love how hard working American tax dollars go overseas to fund the murder of a child in some third world trash hellhole.

GODDAMN f**k[*] PIECE OF SHIT COCKSUCKING MOTHERFUCKING LIBERALS ARE RUINING THIS f**k[*] WORLD AND I HATE EVERY f**k[*] ONE OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree C-Man...we need to quit funding so many "smart" bombs.....





Is your outrage still intact? Why is it not OK to try to control a third world population that cannot support itself, but ok to bomb it to the stone age? I'll be waiting here for your answer.........you fokking hypocrites are such a joke on this issue....you have NO moral high ground in this arena.....