President Obama's fiscal year 2011 budget contains anti-life provisions.
One includes a request to continue public funding of abortions in Washington, D.C. Another stipulation may include money going to the United Nations Population Fund for activities that could include overseas abortions.
There is some good news. The budget does retain the Hyde Amendment that prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for abortions through the Health and Human Services annual appropriations bill.
Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the Secretariat of Pro-life Activities at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said numerous polls show Americans don't want public funding of abortion.
"This administration wants public funding of abortion of various kinds," he said. "Some inroads have already been made against longstanding funding provisions."
Congress still must approve the president's proposal.
Contact: Roger Greer
Source: CitizenLink
Publish Date: February 2, 2010
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