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Pompeo cuts OAS funds over advocacy of legal abortion
Source: Washington Post
Pompeo cuts OAS funds over advocacy of legal abortion
By Carol Morello March 26 at 2:58 PM
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that he is reducing the U.S. contribution to the Organization of American States, an ally in the pressure campaign on Venezuela, because of its advocacy of abortion rights.
Pompeo’s decision to cut $210,000 in funding comes after nine senators sent him a letter last month pointing out OAS organs that campaign for legalized abortion across the Americas.
Luis Almagro, the OAS secretary general, has called for repealing restrictions on abortion throughout much of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Pompeo said he had ordered the full enforcement of a 1981 law, the Siljander Amendment, that prohibits the use of U.S. funds to lobby for or against abortion rights.
“The institutions of the OAS should be focused on addressing crises in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, not advancing the pro-abortion cause,” he said.
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By Carol Morello March 26 at 2:58 PM
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that he is reducing the U.S. contribution to the Organization of American States, an ally in the pressure campaign on Venezuela, because of its advocacy of abortion rights.
Pompeo’s decision to cut $210,000 in funding comes after nine senators sent him a letter last month pointing out OAS organs that campaign for legalized abortion across the Americas.
Luis Almagro, the OAS secretary general, has called for repealing restrictions on abortion throughout much of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Pompeo said he had ordered the full enforcement of a 1981 law, the Siljander Amendment, that prohibits the use of U.S. funds to lobby for or against abortion rights.
“The institutions of the OAS should be focused on addressing crises in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, not advancing the pro-abortion cause,” he said.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pompeo-cuts-oas-funds-over-advocacy-of-legal-abortion/2019/03/26/4ea5314d-d7e0-48de-b636-e552447430b0_story.html
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