Obama Lifts 'Gag Rule' on Family-Planning Groups

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25 Jan 09

generalissimo

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25 Jan 09

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123272364299610287.html

President Barack Obama quietly overturned the "global gag rule" Friday, allowing U.S. foreign-aid dollars to flow again to international family-planning programs that offer abortion or advocate for abortion rights.

KazetNagorra

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25 Jan 09

Good development.

generalissimo

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Good development.

why?

this is just a waste of money.

mrstabby

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by generalissimo
why?

this is just a waste of money.

Huh? How is avoiding unwanted pregnancies a waste of money?
Looks to me like the previous way involved pretending there's no such thing as abortion.

randolph

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by generalissimo
why?

this is just a waste of money.

Not really. Abortion => less unwanted kids => population boom slows => more food, water, land, energy to go around => less violence.

KazetNagorra

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by generalissimo
why?

this is just a waste of money.

How so?

smw6869

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by generalissimo
why?

this is just a waste of money.

Somehow i knew making new friends would cost us some bucks, but at least you still have your kitchen sink. Birth control yes....abortions no.

GRANNY.

lepomis

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by generalissimo
why?

this is just a waste of money.

Why not? We have lots of money to spread around.

Seitse

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25 Jan 09

Good decision.

Merk

Steamin transies

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by generalissimo
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123272364299610287.html

President Barack Obama quietly overturned the "global gag rule" Friday, allowing U.S. foreign-aid dollars to flow again to international family-planning programs that offer abortion or advocate for abortion rights.

Great idea. Now we can give even more money away.

telerion

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25 Jan 09

Whether we end up giving more money or not, it's still important to be realistic about family planning.

If you guys want to save then maybe we can at least quit giving money to abstinence-only BS programs.

Merk

Steamin transies

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25 Jan 09

Originally posted by telerion
Whether we end up giving more money or not, it's still important to be realistic about family planning.

If you guys want to save then maybe we can at least quit giving money to abstinence-only BS programs.

I'm for that.

KazetNagorra

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26 Jan 09

Originally posted by Merk
Great idea. Now we can give even more money away.

Compared to top contributors the US spends a relatively small fraction of GDP on foreign aid.

whodey

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26 Jan 09

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Originally posted by randolph
Not really. Abortion => less unwanted kids => population boom slows => more food, water, land, energy to go around => less violence.

Why it has worked great in the US, the most violent nation on earth, why not for the rest of the world?......

Other myths on the left include global warming and spending our way out of a credit crisis. God only knows whats next!!

KazetNagorra

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26 Jan 09

Originally posted by whodey
Why it has worked great in the US, the most violent nation on earth, why not for the rest of the world?......

Other myths on the left include global warming and spending our way out of a credit crisis. God only knows whats next!!

Actually, the most violent nations are found in Africa and South America. Legalizing abortion does reduce violence, which is a necessary consequence of the fact that children who are unwanted tend to have less ideal upbringings.