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.
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.
Now he should postpone closing Gitmo.
Ping!
Cool...I am going to lurk at DU to watch some heads explode, LOL!
Sweetttt
I think he got pressure 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?
“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!
"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.
Catholics have money.
With this DC crowd, money, and money only, talks.
I think he’s just hoping that not doing it on the anniversary of Roe will attract less attention.
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."
“OOops” moment? Or just waiting to do this while no one is watching?
Because we can't keep the evil of government sponsored infanticide all to ourselves, that would be selfish.
"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.
What?!!! The foreign abortion industry needs a bailout!/(sarc)
Perhaps he’s figure out that he might need the additional votes when he runs for his 6th term.
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?
What, it’s not enough to murder infants at home, the practice has to be sent abroad? Hamas likes murdering infants as well.
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