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From the White House websiteStatement released after the President rescinds "Mexico City Policy"Yesterday, President Obama rescinded the "Mexico City Policy" and released the following statement:It is clear that the provisions of the Mexico City Policy are unnecessarily broad and unwarranted under current law, and for the past eight years, they have undermined efforts to promote safe and effective voluntary family planning in developing countries. For these reasons, it is right for us to rescind this policy and restore critical efforts to protect and empower women and promote global economic development.For too long, international family planning assistance has been used as a political wedge issue, the subject of a back and forth debate that has served only to divide us. I have no desire to continue this stale and fruitless debate.It is time that we end the politicization of this issue. In the coming weeks, my Administration will initiate a fresh conversation on family planning, working to find areas of common ground to best meet the needs of women and families at home and around the world.I have directed my staff to reach out to those on all sides of this issue to achieve the goal of reducing unintended pregnancies. They will also work to promote safe motherhood, reduce maternal and infant mortality rates and increase educational and economic opportunities for women and girls.In addition, I look forward to working with Congress to restore U.S. financial support for the U.N. Population Fund. By resuming funding to UNFPA, the U.S. will be joining 180 other donor nations working collaboratively to reduce poverty, improve the health of women and children, prevent HIV/AIDS and provide family planning assistance to women in 154 countries.
(This funding could be to the tune of $406 Million dollars) (Life is life people) War is evil and so is death of infants) MY COMMENTS: I was up way too early this morning thinking on this issue. For some reason a seed came to mind. Like the little dixie cups we got when we were small with a seed in it. We were to take it home and watch it grow. The diagrams of when the seed shows a little shoot. That seed is putting forth life. Farmers count on this life growing to produce our fruits and vegetables. We see the life in that seed. I loved watching something come from a seed. I was excited when it broke the soil and started to grow taller. I knew that was life even when I was small. Now we debate as to when life starts in a human. Similar process. But we debate what farmers have seen as life in a plant for thousands of years. Are we really that ignorant? My mom got pregnant at 15, her first instinct was to end it before anyone knew. That is a natural response. She didn't and my brother was born. Then four more of us. If she would have been able to react on her first reaction - none of us would have been born. Soon a girl at 15 will be allowed to go and have an abortion without parental consent. That is a goal. The girl is isolated and then allowed to make a decision that will affect the rest of her life. How can we fund to the tune of $406 million internationally to promote or help assist in aborting babies? I get annoyed by the protests and the pictures of dead babies put on walls by Pro Life people but man when do we stop interfering in people's lives. We will willinging cry out for the release of criminals at Gitmo(By the way they may be placed in our prisons recruiting from a very receptive audience.) (One prisoner admits to beheading someone, maybe a person shown online for the world to see) Protest a war, but remain silent on the issue of INTERNATIONAL ABORTION FUNDING! Death is death no matter what side of the political fence you sit on. How dare we think we have the right to play God (Which by the way will be discussed in a generic way publically, God (No Jesus friends). Do you know how many wells could be drilled with 406 million dollars or food purchased or homes built? OH and to add to the stimulus package lets throw in family planning. If people believe in those things- DONATE PRIVATELY> Support Pro-choice and give a monthly donation but don't take it out of my pocket! Conservative am I? Maybe but only because I have touched the faces of precious children who deserve to live in other countries. I do not want to play God and determine who dies based on what Americans determine is quality of life. The whole situation breaks my heart as well as the Father who created us all. In Zambia, I support a little girl who had a cleft pallet. She was looked upon as evil and just seen in a very dark light. She had one dress and no underwear. This little girl was not accepted by all the other children, except my friend Bean. She would sit by me- the other kids glared at her. I tucked her in under my arm. She did not get to go to school. She looked scary and was seen as a waste of life by so many. She looked for safety- I put her under my wing, giving her favor for that moment. Most would see her as a throw away kid. Fast forward two years. I pay for her to attend school. She is about 7 and first time going to school was last year. Another organization came in and performed surgery and closed the gap on her lip. She is no longer a freak to others because Jesus chose to give her favor. Prayers were being sent out for her. And now in her future she has a story- HIStory. As we abort the children, we will lose the opportunity to see HIStory. Mildred is in my photos before the surgery with my friend Bean. I want to see others invest in a future not snuff it out. Human life matters! Even at the smallest seed. Anyway I am wrestling this out because I dont normally take issue with this because it seems so hopeless. Early this morning faces streamed through my mind and they cry out. This will be a main focus of prayer for me in the coming days.