It's the pro-life policy that presidents have batted about since President Reagan first announced it in Mexico City in 1984.
Now, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted 25-17 in favor of the policy that would keep taxpayer dollars from going to international groups that promote or provide abortions. It was added to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act.
First put in place by Reagan with an executive order, the Mexico City Policy was dropped by President Clinton, reinstated by President George W. Bush, then excised again by President Obama. The effort in the House aims to take it away from presidents and make it law – although it has almost no chance of passing in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee, said the State Department has been determined in its pro-abortion efforts.
"They're doing this at the United Nations, they're doing it through foreign aid programs, and through Secretary of State Clinton," he said. "So, this is a huge issue."
Source: CitizenLink
