VOL. 23, No. 31, July 30, 2020

View this email in your browser [link removed] Congress Renews Interest

in Defunding UN Abortion Advocacy

Dear Colleague,

Last year the Trump administration invoked something called the Siljander Amendment in order to defund a program of the Organization of American States. The Siljander Amendment forbids U.S. funding of any program that lobbies for or against abortion. Given that many high-level programs at the UN lobby foreign governments in favor of abortion, each of these programs are ripe for defunding by the U.S. government. Rebecca Oas, Ph.D. reports [[link removed]].

There is an ongoing fight in the U.S. Congress about the implementation of something called Women, Peace, and Security. The Democrats insist abortion must be a part of the implementation of this act. The Trump administration opposes such a move. This debate came to the fore at a Congressional hearing last week. Lisa Correnti reports [[link removed]].

Spread the word. Be daring. Keep the faith.

Yours sincerely,

Austin Ruse

President

Subscribe to Friday Fax [[link removed]] U.S. Lawmakers Renew Interest in Defunding UN Bodies Over Abortion

by Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

NEW YORK, July 31 (C-Fam) Funding for foreign aid cannot be used to lobby for or against abortion, according to U.S. law. There is growing interest among U.S. lawmakers in enforcing that standard against the UN and its various agencies. Read more >> [[link removed]]

U.S. Ambassador Sets the Record Straight on Abortion and Global Women’s Rights under Trump

by Lisa Correnti

WASHINGTON DC, July 31 (C-Fam) Trump administration officials appeared at a hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security last week to provide Congressional members an update on the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Act, passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in October 2017. Democrats and abortion rights advocates have sought to tarnish the President’s record advancing global women’s rights due to his Administration’s efforts to keep abortion out of international policy and programs. Read more >> [[link removed]]

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