{"id":303625,"date":"2023-12-17T13:51:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T19:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=303625"},"modified":"2023-12-15T19:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T01:53:42","slug":"abortion-advocates-fund-abortions-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-advocates-fund-abortions-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-abortion groups push for US taxpayers to fund abortions in other nations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The abortion industry has long been fighting to have the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from funding abortions in the United States, overturned for years. Though Hyde used to enjoy bipartisan support, pro-abortion Democrats have been staunchly against it in recent years. That, however, is not enough for abortion advocates; they’re also targeting the Helms amendment in an attempt to have Americans fund abortion everywhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In a new op-ed for The Hill<\/a>, Akila Radhakrishnan and Anu Kumar urged the Biden administration to put an end to the Helms Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from funding abortions in other<\/em> countries around the world. And they are hardly just two concerned citizens; Radhakrishnan is president of the Global Justice Center, a human rights organization that also promotes abortion around the world. Kumar is president and CEO of Ipas, the creator of manual vacuum aspiration abortion kits promoted and sold around the world, particularly in Africa and developing countries.<\/p>\n

“[N]o platform for abortion rights is complete without a confrontation with the Helms Amendment, arguably the U.S. abortion policy with the most expansive legacy of death and suffering,” the pair began, neglecting to acknowledge that abortion itself<\/em> literally causes death every single time it is committed.<\/p>\n