It would also undermine foreign countries laws on abortion. Congress has repeatedly banned the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions within our own boarders, except when the life of the mother is endangered or in cases of rape or incest.
Money is fungible.
Any organization that is involved in international family planning efforts AND performs abortions AND lobbies to increase legal access to abortion on demand should not receive taxpayer dollars. To these organizations, abortion is a form of birth control. Mr. Speaker, abortion is not a method of birth control. Once a baby is conceived, instead of asking taxpayers to fund an abortion, we should focus our efforts on making sure the child survives. The United States should not be funding efforts to change the abortion laws in other countries.