Standing before a hall packed with representatives from over 30 Asian countries, Dewey stated unequivocally that the U.S. would seek to block the passage of any international family planning policy that permits abortion or promotes contraception for adolescents. "The United States supports the sanctity of life from conception to natural death," he said. "There has been a concerted effort to create a gulf by pushing the United States to violate its principles and accept language that promotes abortion." ... But when the U.S. demanded that even the phrase "reproductive health" be struck from the proposal in order to protect unborn children, critics -- even those from highly religious countries like the Philippines and Iran -- suggested that U.S. foreign policy had been hijacked by the religious right. What the hell? Are we looking at a law to prosecute pre-marital sex in the near future? This is getting scarier every day, I just hope that enough people have the sense to kick out the current rehash of old administrations in 2004. Dolemite Yes, I'm a liberal and damn proud of it. Bush's drive for global abstinence |