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Advocacy Blog
Friday, September 07, 2007
Amendment to Overturn "Mexico City" Policy Approved
The Senate amended the State-Foreign Operations bill (HR 2764) to overturn existing policy, known as the "Mexico City" policy banning international aid for overseas groups that perform abortions or related services such as counseling. The underlying bill would have weakened the existing "Mexico City" policy by allowing the U.S. to provide condoms to organizations overseas, but the amendment passed with a 53-41 vote overturning the policy altogether. According to CQ ($$), in defense of the amendment Senator Boxer (D-CA) said, "You have to choose between helping the people in your country — by speaking out, by offering counseling — or American dollars."
Posted by Amanda Adams
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