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(LifeSiteNews<\/a>) \u2013 Eighteen U.S. senators and 41 representatives have proposed to the State Department\u2019s Secretary Mike Pompeo a plan to close a loophole in current American foreign policy that allows U.S. abortion organizations to receive taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0a letter<\/a>\u00a0to Pompeo on the eve of the 2020 March for Life, the members of Congress outlined a proposal to strengthen the Mexico City Policy, which is now called Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance. The current policy bans global health assistance dollars to foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that commit or promote abortions.<\/p>\n

One of President Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0first actions<\/a>\u00a0when he took office was to\u00a0reinstate and strengthen the Mexico City Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The members of Congress are asking Pompeo to expand Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance to close a loophole in that policy: currently, NGOs that are incorporated in the U.S. may commit and promote abortions abroad. The only pro-abortion NGOs banned from receiving foreign aid are international ones.<\/p>\n

American NGOs would have to certify that they don\u2019t commit abortions \u2014 using any funding source \u2014\u00a0or promote abortions within federally funded programs, including via counseling or referrals, in order to receive U.S. taxdollars for overseas projects. Their federally funded programs would also have to be physically and financially separated from abortion activities, similar to how health providers receiving Title X federal family planning funds must be domestically, thanks to a rule\u00a0enacted by the Trump administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the letter, in fiscal year 2018, U.S. taxpayers gave $123.2 million to Population Services International, which works to \u201csupply medications and train providers to give women safe, comprehensive medical abortion care [sic].\u201d Pathfinder International, which collaborates with governments \u201cto ensure quality comprehensive abortion services,\u201d received $85.7 million; $52.2 went to PATH, which promotes abortion in Nepal.<\/p>\n

The pro-abortion Population Council received $15.8 million. Ten point three million dollars went to Engender Health, which works to ensure that \u201cwomen and girls\u201d have \u201caccess\u201d to \u201c[a]ge- and context-specific sexual and reproductive health-related decision-making power inclusive of use of contraception, having children, going for an abortion.\u201d Engender Health has been working to advance abortion in Ethiopia, according to the letter.<\/p>\n

Womancare Global International manufactures a device called the Manual Vacuum Aspirator, which is used to suck babies from their mothers\u2019 bodies during abortions. The organization received $2.2 million.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCurrently, nothing prevents these and other U.S. NGOs from integrating abortion-related activities into taxpayer-funded global health programs,\u201d the letter explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump and Secretary Pompeo have already demonstrated their willingness to step up to the plate in defense of innocent life here at home with protections put in place for Title X funding,\u201d said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). \u201cWe encourage the administration to hold domestic NGOs to the same standard in foreign assistance they are held to in Title X funding. Domestic NGOs should have to maintain physical and financial separation from abortion-related activities within federally funded programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs it stands, the United States is the largest provider of global health funding, and it\u2019s imperative that federal funds for health care are used to preserve and protect the sanctity of human life,\u201d Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur position is clear: domestic NGOs must adhere to the same accountability measures outlined in Title X as they would if they received federal foreign assistance,\u201d Foxx explained. \u201cIf they choose to actively subvert these rules and engage in activities that support the termination of human life, their eligibility for taxpayer dollars should be forfeited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notably, among the signers was Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to the U.S. Senate when Sen. Johnny Isakson retired. Pro-lifers had initially raised concerns about her connections to the abortion industry: she sits on the board of the hospital system that is associated with Georgia\u2019s largest abortionist training program and co-owns a WNBA team that donated to Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

Upon her acceptance of the appointment<\/a>, Loeffler said she supports Georgia\u2019s\u00a0heartbeat bill and is \u201cunapologetically pro-life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at LifeSiteNews<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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