Abortions in foreign Countries
Abortions in foreign countries has been controversial since 1995, when Republicans began using foreign aid legislation as leverage to gain restriction on overseas abortions. "The Mexico City Policy" know for its name after former President Regan's conference in that city was established in 1984. Opponents of this policy call it "a global gag rule". The policy was a ban on Federal aid money to overseas organizations that provide abortion counseling or speak publicly in support of abortion, even if they use their own funds to do so.Former President Clinton repealed the "Mexico City Policy" immediately upon taking office in 1993, U.S tax dollars have been pumped without restrictions into the coffers of organizations that promote and carry out abortions overseas, chief among these being the International Planned Parenthood Federations. In January 2001 when President George Bush took office, one of his first actions was to sign an executive order banning Federal aid money to overseas organizations that provide abortion counseling. President Bush says "it is my c
The United States, as an ambassador of modern practices, should take every opportunity to educate women abroad, so that they have the ability to control their health, their development, and their reproductive ability. By education women and giving them a role in planning families, family planning organizations are offering an alternative to unsafe abortions. Extreme scarcities of nonrenewable natural resources such as water, farmland, fisheries, and forests leave societies vulnerable to civil conflict. Slowing population growth helps relieve the underlying pressures on these resources and can therefore reduce the likelihood of civil conflicts and tension among groups. Worldwide, some 200,00 to 400,000 women and girls die form illegal unsafe abortions each year, most in developing countries, according to the World Health Organization. Each year, more than 585,00 women die at least one woman every minute of every day due to pregnancy related causes. Family planning alone can reduce maternal mortality by 25 percent by reducing the number of high-risk preg
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