British government defying Global Gag Rule
From feministing comes news that
The Department of International Development will contribute 3 million pounds over two years. Nearly 70,000 women and girls died last year because of back-street abortions, and hundreds of thousands were injured. By defying George W. Bush's Global Gag Rule, the British government hopes to encourage other countries to do likewise.
The British government will today publicly defy the United States by giving money for safe abortion services in developing countries to organisations that have been cut off from American funding.
The Department of International Development will contribute 3 million pounds over two years. Nearly 70,000 women and girls died last year because of back-street abortions, and hundreds of thousands were injured. By defying George W. Bush's Global Gag Rule, the British government hopes to encourage other countries to do likewise.
posted by Diane at 1:44 PM
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Just when I thought Tony Blair was totally indefensible, he does something that makes sense... maybe there's hope for them, at least. Too bad the U.S. government refuses to think about the ramifications of their short-sighted holier-than-thou policies.
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