President Biden Revokes Policy Preventing Taxpayer Funding of Abortionists Overseas

On Thursday afternoon President Biden issued an executive order revoking the pro-life “Mexico City Policy” that prevents U.S. taxpayer dollars from going to abortionists overseas.

The Mexico City Policy is an executive order first issued by President Reagan.

It bars public dollars from going to organizations that perform or promote abortions in foreign countries.

Historically, the policy has been revoked and reinstated by different presidents over the years.

President Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy on January 23, 2017. He later expanded the order to make it as far-reaching as possible.

As a result, abortion organizations worldwide lost millions of dollars in taxpayer funds.

President Biden’s decision today reinstates that public funding.

The Mexico City Policy Football

John Stonestreet, Radio Host and President of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview.

Before the election, there was a lot of discussion in evangelical circles about single-issue voting when it comes to President. And the single issue was, of course, abortion.

Some argue that after six Republican administrations, Roe v Wade still stands. And even if it’s overturned, abortion becomes a state issue. So when it comes to abortion, it doesn’t really matter who’s in the White House.

I disagree. And here’s just one reason why. Team Biden has already announced that he will undo the so-called “Mexico City Policy” in his first 100 days

Since the days of Ronald Reagan, Republican presidents issue an order prohibiting US funds to go to NGOs overseas that promote abortion. And every Democratic president repeals the order.

In fact, Biden will likely push legislation to repeal the Mexico City rule permanently. And, to be clear, that’s just one way the U.S. has, under Democratic presidents, promoted abortion overseas. 

When it comes to abortion, Presidential elections do matter.

Copyright 2020 by the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. Reprinted from BreakPoint.org with permission.