Thanks
to the pro-life rider in federal law know as the Kemp-Kasten provision, the
United States foreign aid cannot be used to support organizations that promote
forced abortion or forced sterilization policies. Because of these provisions, taxpayer funding of Marie
Stopes International (MSI) has been restricted.
This
incident is an important reminder of the ways Congress and the president can
have a powerful pro-life impact, even while the flawed Roe vs. Wade decision is still in effect.
Electing
pro-life leaders is still important, so don’t let anyone tell you that pro-life
issues don’t matter as long as Roe vs. Wade is the law of the land.