Today, President Trump essentially de-funded the International Planned Parenthood.
He did this by reinstating the Mexico City policy — which was first introduced by Ronald Reagan, and the latest iteration was cancelled by ‘good catholic’ Joe Biden. The policy will prohibit American tax dollars going to groups which promote or provide abortions overseas. The International Planned Parenthood Federation alone will lose ~$100 million.
I hereby revoke the Presidential Memorandum of January 28, 2021, for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Protecting Women’s Health at Home and Abroad), and reinstate the Presidential Memorandum of January 23, 2017, for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (The Mexico City Policy).
I direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to the extent allowable by law, to implement a plan to extend the requirements of the reinstated Memorandum to global health assistance furnished by all departments or agencies.
I further direct the Secretary of State to take all necessary actions, to the extent permitted by law, to ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars do not fund organizations or programs that support or participate in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
The Mexico City Policy also blocks foreign organizations which receive global health grants from the US from providing financial assistance to other foreign NGOs performing or promoting abortion.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation was pissed at Trump for de-funding the WHO but they have not yet responded to this news! (The WHO also funds the IPPF.)
According to Wikipedia:
The IPPF is financially supported by governments, trusts, and foundations including the European Commission and the United Nations Population Fund for special projects. Half of the balance of their funding comes from government official development assistance programmes.
It is unclear how many abortions are provided by the IPPF. In the USA, Planned Parenthood provides about 1/3 of all abortions — Over 300,000 dead babies per annum.
Kevin Hay