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Congress members have said none of the $1.2 billion in humanitarian aid that the U.S. has recently sent to Ukraine can be used to help those who need access to safe abortion.
U.S. aid still can’t be used to fund abortion care. The ban causes tens of thousands of preventable deaths each year.
Democrats in the Senate have introduced a bill that would open the door for American taxpayer money to be used for abortions around the world. The bill would repeal an amendment that prohibits U.S. foreign aid from being used to pay for those abortions.
Neon Nettle - Democrats Introduce Bill to Fund Foreign Abortions with U.S Tax Dollars - Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduces bill to abort children around the world
Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School in New York