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Politics : The Donkey's Inn
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To: S. maltophilia who wrote (5665)12/27/2002 3:58:27 PM
From: Mephisto  Read Replies (1) of 15516
 
"From the moment Bush was sworn into office, his
administration sacrificed international family planning to the
farthest tip of the right wing of his party. First came the global
gag rule, refusing funds to any group that would tell a woman
where she could get an abortion, even in countries where
abortion was legal. Next came the withholding of money to
UNFPA on the blatantly false grounds that the organization
helped the Chinese government push coercive abortions.

Despite all the hoo-ha about liberating Afghan women, the
White House has never acknowledged that women's freedom
includes the freedom to decide when and how to have children.
The women in the poorest parts of the world were held hostage
to domestic politics. Did the administration think we'd never
notice? Never care?

It wasn't enough to withdraw family planning funds. At the
recent, contentious UN population conference, our government
went even further. It tried to overturn international
agreements.

Asian countries had come to Bangkok to implement the 1994
UN Cairo agreement on population. They wanted to talk about
gender equality and poverty, contraception and HIV. The
United States came to unravel the agreement. They wanted to
talk about natural family planning and to delete any
references to ''reproductive health.''

Among the US delegates was a man who previously
represented the Vatican and a woman who lectured the Asians
on her own success using the rhythm method. Our country
ended up an isolated minority of one."

Excerpt from: One more gift to make:
boston.com
Friendly dollars

By Ellen Goodman, 12/22/2002
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