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Obama bides time on abortion measure

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"It might have been the perfect symbolism for Barack Obama – abolishing a key anti-abortion provision on the very anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Thursday.....

.....It’s known as the Mexico City Policy, or global gag rule, which bans federally funded non-government organizations from performing abortions in foreign countries.

It started under President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, lifted the ban by executive order on January 22, 1993. President George W. Bush, a Republican, reinstated it as his first executive order on January 22, 2001.

Now it’s the Democrat’s turn. Obama promised during the campaign to lift the ban, which critics say prevents the groups from supplying women with contraception to prevent pregnancy....."

Posted on  Friday, January 23, 2009By icmaldonado
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