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Bishops, other pro-life leaders decry Biden action ending ‘Mexico City policy’
A woman prays outside the Mexico Supreme Court building in Mexico City July 29, 2020, while the court proposed to decriminalize abortion. On Jan. 28, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden rescinded a policy that prevented nongovernmental organizations receiving U.S. funding from promoting abortion overseas. (CNS photo/Henry Romero, Reuters)
By Julie Asher • Catholic News Service • Posted January 28, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden’s memo rescinding the so-called “Mexico City policy” Jan. 28 is a “grievous” action that “actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations.”
Jan 29, 2021 catholic news service
Women in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, demonstrate in favor of legalizing abortion Jan. 25, 2021, after lawmakers approved a constitutional reform to reinforce a ban on abortion. On Jan. 28, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden rescinded a policy that prevented nongovernmental organizations receiving U.S. funding from promoting abortion overseas. (Credit: Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters via CNS.)
The chairman of the U.S. bishops pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden s memo rescinding the so-called Mexico City policy Jan. 28 is a grievous action that actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden’s memo rescinding the so-called “Mexico City policy” Jan. 28 is a “grievous” action that “actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations.”
President Joe Biden signs an executive order about climate change at the White House in Washington Jan. 27, 2021. Also pictured are Vice President Kamala Harris and White House science adviser Eric Lander. (CNS photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
WASHINGTON (CNS) President Joe Biden’s memo rescinding the so-called “Mexico City policy” Jan. 28, the eve of this year’s March for Life, “is a deeply disturbing move, especially when the president says he wants national unity,” tweeted Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Defense and Education Fund.
A number of other national pro-life leaders also criticized Biden for his decision, which was included in a “Presidential Memorandum to Protect and Expand Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care.”