Today marks the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalised abortion in the US.
The new Biden administration, sworn into office just two days ago, is wasting no time in trying to undo the many pro-life gains that occurred in the US in recent years.
First, President Biden is planning to immediately revoke the Mexico City Policy, which will mean the restoration of widescale funding of international aid groups that carry out and promote abortion in developing countries, paid for with US tax dollars. The Mexico City Policy is the name of the policy established some 40 years ago stopping US taxpayers’ money being used to fund abortions abroad.
The enforcement of this policy over the past four years deprived the International Planned Parenthood Federation of close to $100 million and British abortion chain Marie Stopes International (now MSI Reproductive Choices) of about $73 million in US tax dollars. But, sadly, with the stroke of President Biden’s pen the funding of these and other abortion groups is set to recommence.
There is also a very real danger that the new president with his colleagues in Congress will attempt to pack the Supreme Court with rabidly pro-abortion nominees. Currently, the Supreme Court in the US consists of nine justices, six of whom happen to lean pro-life and three of whom strongly favour abortion.
A new documentary called ‘Handsome’ which premieres next month at the Glasgow Film Festival follows the story of two brothers who embark on a worldwide journey to discover what it's like for other siblings living with Down's syndrome.
Nicholas Bourne has always looked out for his younger brother Alex who has Down’s Syndrome. Alex is now 24 and Nick realises that the future holds challenges and perhaps some big sacrifices on his part. Does he have the compassion and understanding to become Alex’s full-time designated carer? Seeking answers from the experiences of others, the two brothers set off to meet other siblings with Down’s Syndrome in a journey that extends from New York to Mumbai and Hanoi. It has been described as a moving, sometimes uncomfortable documentary that takes an honest look at the brothers’ relationship.
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