While you were sleeping.(Devil in the Details)(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, September, 2003
What with the ongoing war in Iraq and the California recall circus, you may have missed the latest round of anti-abortion politicking. George W. Bush has the authority, under a 1985 law, to block funds for any program he deems a "coercive population program:" In May, House Democrats amended in committee a State Department bill to require actual proof--something Bush is clearly not a fan of--that programs engage in such activities before they're denied funds.
House conservatives killed the amendment in July, and with it went a proposed $50 million for the United Nations ...
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