Washington, DC — US taxpayer funding abortions in Mozambique ‘tip of the iceberg’
Congressman Chris Smith – Chairman of the Home Overseas Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and World Well being Safety and Diplomacy Bureau – at the moment promised a congressional investigation in response to reviews that the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) has violated the Helms Modification by illegally utilizing U.S. taxpayer {dollars} from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Reduction (PEPFAR) to pay for abortions in Mozambique.
“That is simply the tip of the iceberg,” mentioned Smith who led the cost within the final Congress to delay PEPFAR’s reauthorization due to the Biden Administration’s determination to combine the PEPFAR program with sexual and reproductive well being and rights—together with abortion—in violation of U.S. coverage.
“Frankly, it is not a shock to search out that they’re performing abortion with U.S. taxpayer {dollars},” Smith mentioned. “Their denials over time have rung hole within the face of their aggressive promotion of abortion and collaboration with a number of the largest worldwide abortion suppliers.
“The CDC’s actions are a direct violation of each the letter and spirit of the legislation. It’s unacceptable for our authorities to make use of PEPFAR’s taxpayer {dollars} to advertise or present abortion, particularly in a program meant to save lots of lives from HIV/AIDS” Smith mentioned.
Chairman Smith, whose subcommittee continues to supervise PEPFAR and different international well being packages, mentioned he plans to carry a sequence of hearings to research the actions by PEPFAR-funded nations and to carry the CDC and the World Well being Safety and Diplomacy Bureau to account.
Click on right here to learn Rep. Smith’s associated 2023 Flooring Remarks on PEPFAR.
“Regrettably, PEPFAR has been reimagined—hijacked—by the Biden Administration to empower pro-abortion efforts, deviating from its life-affirming work. With President Trump’s management, I’m assured we’ll get again to the unique noble targets of stopping and preventing devastating illness with out utilizing our monies to pay for or promote abortion abroad.
“The American individuals anticipate their authorities to behave with transparency and accountability relating to the usage of taxpayer {dollars},” continued Congressman Smith. “I’ll proceed to battle to guard the sanctity of life and be certain that U.S. international help is used to save lots of lives, not finish them.”
