Catholic bishops blast President Biden over policy on overseas abortions

Catholic bishops have condemned Joe
Biden’s “grievous” decision to reverse a
policy barring taxpayer dollars from being
spent on organisations that provide or
promote abortions overseas.
The Mexico City Policy was the initiative of
the Reagan administration in 1984 and was
re-instated by Donald Trump during his
presidency.
In one of his first actions since becoming
president last week, Biden, a Catholic,
reversed the policy, meaning that abortion
providers like Planned Parenthood and
Marie Stopes can once again receive
federal funding.
“It is the policy of my administration to
support women’s and girls’ sexual and
reproductive health and rights in the United
States, as well as globally,” said Biden in
the memorandum.
“These excessive conditions on foreign and
development assistance undermine the
United States’ efforts to advance gender
equality globally by restricting our ability to
support women’s health and programs that
prevent and respond to gender-based
violence.”
Condemning the decision, the US
Conference of Catholic Bishops said the
memorandum “actively promotes the
destruction of human lives in developing
nations.”
“This Executive Order is antithetical to
reason, violates human dignity, and is
incompatible with Catholic teaching,” the
bishops said.
“We and our brother bishops strongly
oppose this action. We urge the president
to use his office for good, prioritizing the
most vulnerable, including unborn children.”
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