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Indiana Right to Life reaction to today's expected executive order reversing overseas abortion restrictions: taxpayer funding for abortions will increase, not decrease abortions
Indianapolis, IN --
Following is reaction by Indiana Right to Life president and CEO Mike Fichter to an executive order to be signed today by President Barack Obama reversing restrictions on taxpayer funding for overseas abortions:
"It is a tragic irony that on a week when America recognizes its first African-American president after many long decades of civil rights struggles, the most helpless and innocent of persons will bear the brunt of one of President Obama's first acts as president.
In choosing to expand overseas funding for abortion, President Obama has opened the pipeline for using millions of our taxpayer dollars to support the killing of unborn children and to advance the promotion of abortion on demand. Ths funding will dramtically increase the number of unborn children who will die as a result of abortion-driven population control programs. In addition, the measure is expected to siphon millions of dollars away from family planning programs that do not counsel or do abortions.
President Obama has talked about wanting to reduce the number of abortions, but his actions today are in complete contradiction to that goal. It is clear in today's executive order reversing the Mexico City Policy that the Obama Administration is determined to ignore the fundamental human rights of unborn children."
According to reports, officials have notified the Assciated Press that the executive order will be signed today.
Indiana Right to Life is a non-profit organization serving the needs of all persons whose right to life is endangered, especially unborn children, by providing quality programs and resources to to promote full legal protection for human life.
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