I don’t understand why pro-life freepers allow the libertarians to drag them into a “states right to abortion” argument, when the discussion is federal politics, presidential candidates, and the importance of the president being a pro-life warrior.
What about on military base hospitals for federal military and in federal hospitals, federal contracts and union negotiations, do people here know about the federal back and forth about abortion on military bases, since the 1960s?
The federal government makes it’s own policy and law in regards to abortion, a state doesn’t tell it what it is.
Here is an example of the president’s role:
The Mexico City Policy requires all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive federal funding to refrain from performing or promoting abortion services as a method of family planning with non-US government funds in other countries. The policy has not been in effect since January 23, 2009. Since 1973, USAID has followed the Helms Amendment ruling, banning use of US Government funds to provide abortion as a method of family planning anywhere in the world.
The policy was enacted by Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1984, rescinded by Democratic President Bill Clinton in January 1993, re-instituted in January 2001 as President George W. Bush took office, and rescinded January 23, 2009, 2 days after Democratic President Barack Obama took office.