While the debate over defunding Planned Parenthood rages on, Hillary Clinton is now talking about extending funding for abortion beyond the United States.
The 1973 Helms Amendment, which states that “No foreign assistance funds may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning,” is the one constitutional inconvenience standing in Clinton’s way. At a recent town hall in Iowa, Clinton was asked whether, given the fact ISIS is using rape as a weapon of war, she holds a “position on Helms as it relates to public funding for abortion.”
“I do think we have to take a look at this for conflict zones,” Clinton responded, “and if the United States government, because of very strong feelings against it, maintains our prohibition, then we are going to have to work through non-profit groups and work with other counties to … provide the support and medical care that a lot of these women need.”
Clinton’s comments follow a recent push by House Democrats to get the Obama administration to re-interpret the Helms Amendment to clarify that the amendment “permits exceptions in the events of rape, incest or danger to a woman’s life.” As we’ve seen with laws for abortion to preserve a woman’s “psychological health,” such interpretations effectively remove any and all restrictions.
Anna Pfaff works for the American Principles Project.
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Using my tax dollars …. She needs to use her own funds!
How can any human that cares for life vote for this woman? She is as bad as OBAMA or worse. She has no remorse for the men that were tortured and died on her watch. She needs to go to jail with OBAMA!
“The drunk, racist uncle at Thanksgiving who’s part of US folklore? He’s leading the Republican race to be President.”…
FYI ….He’s from Dad’s side of the family………
Oh Dr.Ben is cray-cray…
We are talking Michele Bachmann CRAZY,,,,,But you know that now….
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