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Why Population Control is Bad Foreign Policy
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Why Population Control is Bad Foreign Policy

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by on Jul 31, 2014 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues
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Anne Roback Morse also contributed to this article. The language of the e-mails is hyperbolic and hate-filled. They come from population control groups that are indignant about the House of Representatives Billwhich would re-institute the Mexico City Policy. They call it a “Mean-spirited, anti-women agenda.” And they say it’s “Playing ping-pong politics with women’s lives,” “Out of […]

White House Poised to Fund Abortions Overseas
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White House Poised to Fund Abortions Overseas

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by on May 21, 2014 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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The Friday Fax has learned that the Obama administration may try to circumvent the long-standing Helm’s Amendment and allow for taxpayer-funded abortions overseas. The change has not been made yet as the administration is trying to figure out how best to go about what could be a highly controversial change to the U.S. law which […]

Obama Waives Restrictions on Foreign Aid to Countries Using Child Soldiers
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Obama Waives Restrictions on Foreign Aid to Countries Using Child Soldiers

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by on Aug 14, 2012 in Featured, International Issues, Those in Need
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The Washington Times reported the Obama administration waived sanctions that would prevent countries from receiving foreign aid for violating the Child-Soldier Prevention Act. Obama, who co-sponsored the legislation in 2008 as an Illinois senator, has now permitted aid to countries that have used children as young as 11 to fight under a “national interest” exclusion within […]

Here I Come to Save the World Bank
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Here I Come to Save the World Bank

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by on Mar 30, 2012 in Featured, Government & Politics
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Recently, Professor Jeffrey Sachs made a public application to be the next president of the World Bank with an op-ed in the Washington Post titled “How I would lead the World Bank.” I was not aware they were taking applications, but since they are, I thought I’d throw my name in the ring. I must […]

Kenyan Pro-Lifers Kickoff Natural Family Planning Program
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Kenyan Pro-Lifers Kickoff Natural Family Planning Program

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by on Jan 13, 2012 in Featured, Life Issues & Bioethics
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Couples in Kenya are embracing Natural Family Planning (NFP) with the help of a new clinic opened by the pro-life group Human Life International (HLI) Kenya in collaboration with the Catholic Church. The St Mary Mother of Charity and Consolation Clinic for NFP opened last November in Nyeri, Kenya as part of the pro-life outreach […]

Catholic Bishops Wade Into Budget Debate
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Catholic Bishops Wade Into Budget Debate

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by on Sep 15, 2011 in Featured, Life Issues & Bioethics
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As Congress struggles to balance our out-of-control federal budget, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has officially put its oar into the debate. In an open letter to congress, the USCCB (along with Catholic Relief Services), told federal budget-crunchers exactly what programs they thought should be sliced from the budget. And, (surprise surprise) […]