Abortions in foreign Countries

Abortions in foreign countries has been controversial since 1995, when Republicans began using foreign aid legislation as leverage to gain restriction on overseas abortions. ”The Mexico City Policy” know for its name after former President Regan’s conference in that city was established in 1984. Opponents of this policy call it “a global gag rule”. The policy was a ban on Federal aid money to overseas organizations that provide abortion counseling or speak publicly in support of …

…helps relieve the underlying pressures on these resources and can therefore reduce the likelihood of civil conflicts and tension among groups. The United States, as an ambassador of modern practices, should take every opportunity to educate women abroad, so that they have the ability to control their health, their development, and their reproductive ability. By education women and giving them a role in planning families, family planning organizations are offering an alternative to unsafe abortions.