WASHINGTON–Cardinal
Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, thanked and praised the Trump
Administration following release of its six-month report showing early signs of
successful implementation of an expanded Mexico City Policy aptly renamed
Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance.

“As Chairman of the United States Bishops’ Committee, I again
applaud this Administration for restoring our foreign assistance to its
rightful goals of promoting health and human rights. Abortion undermines basic
human rights, certainly for the child, and it also can wound the mother
emotionally and physically. U.S. tax dollars have no business going to
organizations that are unwilling to pursue health outcomes for every person and
instead insist on promoting and imposing their abortion ideology on women and
children. The six-month report just released by the Trump Administration
provides early evidence that the vast majority of NGOs—729 out of 733—are willing
and able to comply with this policy and that compliance does not appear to
undermine delivery of appropriate health services.”

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Keywords: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB,
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, Trump
Administration, Mexico City Policy, Protecting Life in Global Health
Assistance, foreign aid, child, abortion, health, human rights, U.S. tax
dollars, basic human rights.

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops