Australian Government lifts ban on funding overseas abortions!

In a tragic step, the Australian Federal Government has lifted the 13 year ban on Australian aid funding being used to fund abortions overseas. This means that Australian tax payers funds are being used to perform the types of procedures shown in this web site.

It is disturbing to note that there was no public debate over this issue. The Australian public have not been told what abortion really means. No one has discussed the rights of of the unborn children who will now be slain with the full support of the Australian Government.
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Taken from Saltshakers:

11 March 2009 - Rudd government allows overseas aid for abortion

A long-standing principle of the Australian government was to ban the use of overseas aid money for abortion or abortion-related advice. The policy was adopted by the Howard government, at a time when Senator Brian Harradine had the balance of power in the Senate. The regulation was written into the AusAID guidelines.

The Rudd government has now decided to overturn the ban and allow overseas aid money to be used for abortions. The decision was officially made by the Foreign Minister Stephen Smith. Aid groups are said to be supporting the move - but the groups in this article are ABORTION providers in Australia and overseas. Labor MP Bob McMullen says it will help lower maternal death rates.

We say they should not be confused - we should be helping advance maternal health and provide maternal health services to stop obstetric fistulas etc. The Australian government has given at least $2 million to the Hospital by the River run by Dr Catherine Hamlin in Ethiopia which deals with fistulas. I'm in the middle of reading the second book about their amazing work - Catherine's Gift.

However funding abortions is another matter entirely!

We opposed the overturning of this ban and are disappointed, but not surprised that the Rudd government has taken this step. The matter went to the Labor Party room - Kevin Rudd told the media he did not personally support the overturning of the ban but that his party had decided to take this step.
Wrath over Rudd aid for abortion