Posted on 07/19/2010 5:18:34 AM PDT by IbJensen
Nairobi (AP) – Three Republican members of the U.S. Congress are accusing the Obama administration of using money meant for civic education in Kenya to back a draft constitution that they fear would increase access to abortion in the African country.
The U.S. Embassy on Friday said it has provided about $11 million in support of constitutional reform in Kenya, but that an investigation into the funds found that nine of more than 200 sub-grantees supported the "yes" campaign. A spokeswoman said the embassy has since suspended or concluded those nine grants.
Kenyans will vote on the draft constitution on Aug. 4, a vote that is part of wide-ranging efforts to avoid a repeat of political violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed after the country's December 2007 presidential elections.
The fight over the U.S. funding centers around one of the draft constitution's most contentious clauses – language that says abortion will not be permitted unless the life or health of the mother is in danger according to the opinion of a trained health professional.
Abortions are illegal in Kenya under current law, but hundreds of thousands of women still seek them each year. The existing law, however, also allows a doctor to perform an abortion if a woman's life is in danger.
Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, argues that the "trained health professional" clause reduces the qualifications needed of the abortion provider from current Kenyan law.
"The draft constitution, with its controversial provisions expanding access to abortion, is a matter for the Kenyan people to consider and decide," said Smith. "The Obama administration should immediately withdraw all U.S. taxpayer funding used to buy votes and influence the outcome on the referendum."
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Kenya...hmmmm, now why does that name ring a bell?
How dare anyone question the undocumented Pres_ _ent Obama!
Could we get an itemized bill on that $11,000,000.00 ?
Nation Building...It’s not just for the Middle East, doncha know.
Why would this surprise anyone? Which race has been the intended target of the eugenicists all along?
49 years too late.
“money meant for civic education in Kenya”
Stop right there. That’s all we need to know. U.S. citizens should not be robbed to educate foreigners. PERIOD End of story. The fact that the argument is about the details of how the money is being spent means we have already lost.
I wish one Kenyan would have convinced his baby’s mother to have an abortion and not be “punished with a baby”...
Money for education in Kenya and we are laying off teachers in America? Where is the outrage from the NEA?
Surprised the NAACP and NBP, among other racial-oriented organizations, are not calling this planned race eugenics/control specifically targeted at black people..... /s =.=
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