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Barack Obama Postpones Decision to Send Tax Dollars Overseas for Abortion
Life News ^ | January 22, 2009 | Steven Ertelt

Posted on 01/22/2009 1:12:40 PM PST by NYer

DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a move to downplay his pro-abortion agenda, President Barack Obama has decided to wait a little longer to reverse a Bush policy preventing taxpayer funding of abortions overseas. The Mexico City Policy prevents sending public funds to groups that perform or promote abortions in other countries.

The new president could either issue an order tomorrow or in the near future to reverse the policy or allow Congress to do it.

Obama was expected to overturn the pro-life policy on his first or second full days in office and to possibly do so today, on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.

However, a CBN News report indicates Obama will not overturn the policy on a day that pro-life advocates mourn the Supreme Court allowing virtually unlimited abortions.

While Obama is still expected to fund foreign abortions at some point, CBN News indicates Obama is attempting to camouflage his pro-abortion agenda by issuing a statement calling for efforts to reduce abortions.

"It is unclear whether Obama intends to reverse the Mexico City Policy at some point in the future but this reliable source tells me that this move signals that Obama will stress the need for reducing abortions in this country rather than focus on the divisive tit for tat policy reversals of the past," writes David Brody a senior correspondent for the network.

The move may infuriate pro-abortion groups, which campaigned relentlessly for Obama and expected him to immediately reverse the policy upon taking over the White House.

At the same time, Obama could approach overturning the Mexico City Policy in the same manner as he is apparently approaching reversing Bush's limits on funding embryonic stem cell research.

Obama appears to want Congress to do the heavy lifting to pass legislation reversing the protections and he can both get credit for signing the bill and deflect criticism by not becoming the sole decision-maker changing the rules.

Such a move would also make it much tougher for pro-life advocates to undo the decision -- and Obama could also rely on Congress to reverse the Mexico City Policy.

In September, 2007, Sen. Barbara Boxer introduced an amendment to a spending bill that would have reversed the policy and the Senate approved it by a 53-41 percentage point margin.

The move didn't take effect only because President Bush threatened to veto any spending bill that removed the Mexico City Policy -- something Obama would unlikely do.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0bama; abortion; agenda; bho2009; bho44; bhoabortion; democrats; mexicocity; obama
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Lest we forget .... One of the most outrageous and dishonest campaign websites this year was Obama's mock "Pro-Life" website paid for by George Soros.


1 posted on 01/22/2009 1:12:43 PM PST by NYer
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To: Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; nickcarraway; Romulus; ...
Catholic Ping
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2 posted on 01/22/2009 1:13:22 PM PST by NYer ("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
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To: Theo

In response to your quetions - “Has he signed that executive order yet? I haven’t seen any evidence that he has actually signed it yet” - from another thread.


3 posted on 01/22/2009 1:14:54 PM PST by NYer ("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
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To: NYer

Now he should postpone closing Gitmo.


4 posted on 01/22/2009 1:15:14 PM PST by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf the unborn)
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To: wagglebee; little jeremiah

Ping!


5 posted on 01/22/2009 1:15:24 PM PST by NYer ("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
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To: NYer

Cool...I am going to lurk at DU to watch some heads explode, LOL!


6 posted on 01/22/2009 1:15:44 PM PST by ravingnutter
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Sweetttt

I think he got pressure NYer


7 posted on 01/22/2009 1:16:09 PM PST by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: NYer

Why should ANY U.S. tax dollars fund abortions abroad? Does that make ANY sense? Anyone here want to try to defend that as the U.S. sinks in national debt?


8 posted on 01/22/2009 1:18:49 PM PST by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: NYer

“President Barack Obama has decided to wait a little longer to reverse a Bush policy preventing taxpayer funding of abortions overseas.....”

His liberal advisers said: Whoa Obama!....We don’t want to cram all these whack left policy changes down their throats at once! They might get liberal overload and rebel!


9 posted on 01/22/2009 1:19:09 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: NYer
Conflicting reports. Obama issues Directives.

"Separately, the administration in the afternoon issued a reversal of a ban on federal funding for non-governmental organizations working outside the U.S. that offer abortions or abortion counseling."

Obama signed the executive order on the 36th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in all 50 states.

Something's not accurate.

10 posted on 01/22/2009 1:19:33 PM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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Catholics have money.
With this DC crowd, money, and money only, talks.

11 posted on 01/22/2009 1:19:44 PM PST by polymuser (Bye, bye Miss American Pie.)
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To: SevenofNine; NYer; monkapotamus; wagglebee

I think he’s just hoping that not doing it on the anniversary of Roe will attract less attention.


12 posted on 01/22/2009 1:20:43 PM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: NYer
FLIP - FLOP....

Here was Fox News blurb this a.m. (I copied and pasted it at about 7:30am)

"Separately, the administration issued a reversal of a ban on federal funding for non-governmental organizations working outside the U.S. that offer abortions or abortion counseling."

Here's what the Fox news website says now....

"Separately, the administration was set to issue a reversal of a ban on federal funding for non-governmental organizations working outside the U.S. that offer abortions or abortion counseling."

13 posted on 01/22/2009 1:22:16 PM PST by goodnesswins (Tell the truth - GOEBBELIZATION (propaganda) is what many voters suffer from.....)
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To: NYer

“OOops” moment? Or just waiting to do this while no one is watching?


14 posted on 01/22/2009 1:23:31 PM PST by wbill
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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
Why should ANY U.S. tax dollars fund abortions abroad?

Because we can't keep the evil of government sponsored infanticide all to ourselves, that would be selfish.

15 posted on 01/22/2009 1:24:37 PM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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AAAAGGGGHHHH...and NOW the Fox website says THIS

"Separately, the administration in the afternoon issued a reversal of a ban on federal funding for non-governmental organizations working outside the U.S. that offer abortions or abortion counseling.

16 posted on 01/22/2009 1:24:45 PM PST by goodnesswins (Tell the truth - GOEBBELIZATION (propaganda) is what many voters suffer from.....)
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To: NYer

What?!!! The foreign abortion industry needs a bailout!/(sarc)


17 posted on 01/22/2009 1:24:59 PM PST by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: NYer

Perhaps he’s figure out that he might need the additional votes when he runs for his 6th term.


18 posted on 01/22/2009 1:26:00 PM PST by Gator113 ("Noli nothis permittere te terere.")
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To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
"Why should ANY U.S. tax dollars fund abortions abroad? Does that make ANY sense? Anyone here want to try to defend that as the U.S. sinks in national debt?"

Why should any U.S. tax dollars go abroad PERIOD?
Since when has America been obligated to provide for foreigners, pay their bills, build the infra-stucture of of other countries, feed them or give them health care etc?

19 posted on 01/22/2009 1:26:16 PM PST by StormEye
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To: NYer

What, it’s not enough to murder infants at home, the practice has to be sent abroad? Hamas likes murdering infants as well.


20 posted on 01/22/2009 1:28:32 PM PST by Catholic Canadian ( I love Stephen Harper!)
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