A group of pro-abortion U.S. senators have released a letter condemning the Trump administration for trying to exclude abortion from the UN’s COVID-19 aid appeal.
Senate Democrats reacted to the unprecedented letter from the head of the United States Agency for International Development, John Barsa, in which he strongly opposed the UN’s use of the coronavirus pandemic to promote abortion around the world.
Barsa’s letter states that the phrase “sexual and reproductive health” is controversial when its inclusion is proposed in negotiated documents at the UN, and member states are “deeply divided” over its use. He urges the use of “clear language” and “clear action to address the real needs of vulnerable people around the world without promoting abortion,” especially given the urgency of the COVID-19 response.
The senators argue that removing references to sexual and reproductive health would jeopardize the U.S.’s commitments to “women’s economic empowerment, reducing maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, and advancing HIV prevention, care, and treatment efforts.” However, the U.S. could request explicit references to those aims without using the term with clear ties to abortion.
Senator Bob Menendez, the lead author of the letter rebuking Barsa, was strongly endorsed by Planned Parenthood in his 2018 campaign for reelection, and the vice president of their political action fund, Dawn Laguens, wrote, “Menendez knows that every woman should have the right to access safe and legal abortion.” The other signatories have similar records on the issue.
The above comes from a June 16 story by C-Fam by way of LifeSite News.
It’s not news when pro-abort senators want American taxpayer dollars to promote abortion overseas. Given that a number of them recently dawned kente cloths and knelt in solidarity with black people, it is especially ironic that they are happy to abort African babies. It is not enough for these fanatics that abortion mills in this country are located in predominately non-white neighborhoods, their embrace of the culture of death has no boundary.
Democrats against Trump.
This is news?
Democrat Party = The Party of baby-butchery worldwide.
Other than Sen Menendez, which other senators signed on? The article and the link do not say.
Joining Senator Menendez in sending the letter were Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.).
All Democrats because the majority of the Democrat party is pro-abortion, The “party of death” would be a good description of it now.
Mike M.:
Joining Senator Menendez in sending the letter were Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.).
And people still don’t get it. When this country uses money to force other countries, especially third world countries, to submit to the moral values of this morally bankrupt nation, i.e. abortion mandates then this country can’t complain about the third world countries when they retaliate against us. Not all countries want or agree with abortion.
Hogwash! Our President ProLife!
Live with it!
President Donald Trump has done a fabulous job of running the country.
Who are you going to vote for a Catholic that’s for abortion?
A Democratic Party that funds Planned Parenthood??
A party that’s one step from Communism?
I’m not!
This Catholic Pro Life!
This Catholic a Republican!
This Catholic for Defunding Planned Parenthood.
This Catholic an American!
That is why this Catholic, for the Re-election of our President Donald Trump!
A Catholic would NOT impose their belief on others. This is the biggest reason why the fastest growing religion is Athiesm. Too often evil is associated with Catholicism or Christianity. Too many zealous Christians trying to save some and alienating many. Do you remember the parable where Jesus commanded the devil to be quiet after the devil said something that was true? Have you heard how many say they oppose abortion until it is about the pregnancy of their misstres? Both questions deal with the underlying issue. The devil, may appear like a good option since he is telling the truth about some things. Defunding Planned Parenthood may seem like a good idea since it is associated with one bad deed. Abortion is not the issue and certainly the person or organization that does one evil is not entirely evil.
The issue is our lack of support for the women who decides abortion. Many women, if not all, would not even consider abortion if they had support in raising their unborn child. It is when we give no help to those women and those women feel that they have no other choice. Thus, by getting rid of abortion, we are just stopping an end but do nothing to resolve the underlying issue. Imagine, if the woman already feels no other choice but to abort, and you take away that option. What do you think the woman will do now? You now risk also killing woman, essentially killing two lives. Now, what is better choice? Killing one life or two. I am not advocating abortion. However, I am not going to remove a choice, lesser of two evils.
A compassionate person would try to help the woman see that there is another solution that does not kill any life. A non-Christian is the one who takes away choices without understanding the situation people are in. Are you willing to help the woman take care of the baby? Support her and the child? If not, then I do not see you helping the woman and the child. Killing is a sin, but not helping the woman through her difficult situation does not make it any better and may be a sin in itself. Sin is a Sin. Not one sin worse than another.