Freedom of Choice

Here's a website and organization which deserve more attention: FreeChoiceSavesLives.org, a website of the International Planned Parenthood Foundation. The IPPF opposes the Global Gag Rule, an executive order of the Bush Administration which denies USAID funds to any international NGO that discusses abortion with its clients or refers clients to abortion providers, even if abortion is legal in the country which the NGO serves. The NGOs don't preform the procedures themselves, so it's not a case of Americans funding abortions. Rather, the Administration has cut off funds to NGOs which merely make referrals to providers or discuss a legal medical option with their clients. Check out the site and learn more about the issue.