Bush's anti-choice zealotry causes closing of many African clinics

[IrateCitizen]

Yet another shining example of the glaring lack of "compassionate" and heartlessness of "conservativism".... :grr:

Study: U.S. Abortion Policy Closes African Clinics
Wed Sep 24, 4:19 PM ET

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s anti-abortion policy has forced family planning clinics in poor countries to close, leaving some communities without any healthcare, according to a report issued Wednesday.

Even faith-based clinics that promote abstinence -- in line with White House policy -- have had to close, according to organizers.

Under the policy, known as the Mexico City rule by supporters and the Global Gag rule by opponents, foreign family planning agencies cannot receive U.S. funds if they provide abortion services or lobby to make or keep abortion legal in their own country.

A survey of Ethiopia, Kenya, Romania and Zambia by Population Action International and the Planned Parenthood (news - web sites) Federation of America showed the rule had forced clinics to close and left many men and women without access to contraceptives that could prevent both unwanted pregnancies and AIDS (news - web sites).

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[Iris]

1. there is no end

to how much I can despise this man.

[arwalden]

2. Attention Any Lurking Freeper-Types....

Explain to me how this is compassionate? How does this help things? Exactly WHAT is accomplished?

-- Allen

P.S. They are all MONSTERS! Vomitous bags of bile! Putrid rotting slimy piles of feces are more appealing than the hypocrites who call themselves Republicans. Fundamentalists are sick sick sick.

[maha]

3. Thank you for the link. n/t