The times have changed, and now the concern for the future is shifting because we have fewer working people to support the elderly. The United Nations says the world fertility rate is far lower than a generation ago, and global population growth is slowing. Of course, this is a long-term issue that I will not be around to observe.
The U.S. progressives are destroying their future by abortion on demand and refusing to have babies in their fantasy world. A continuation of this ideology will destroy this movement as its base continues to decline, which is a good thing. The lack of respect for life by progressives is the work of the devil. Abortion has been around throughout history and will always be here, but commercializing it as a business is beyond belief. All IMO.
“A recent UNFPA publication emphasized repeatedly that while the agency respects national abortion laws, “[i]n all cases and everywhere, UNFPA opposes criminalization of abortion.” In other words, UNFPA supports abortion-on-demand. This kind of double-speak is typical of the agency. Its actions and interference in domestic legislative and judicial processes leave little ambiguity. Nor is the fact that this is a violation of the Siljander Amendment, a federal law that prohibits lobbying for or against abortion with U.S. funds.
Citing the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO), UNFPA promotes abortion as an international right and undermines conscience rights for medical health professionals. A widely-used UN manual produced by several UN agencies refers to abortion as a humanitarian right and calls on humanitarian operators to provide abortion. It even states that medical personnel in humanitarian situations must refer women for abortions against their consciences. This is a violation of the Helms Amendment, and also a gross misrepresentation of international humanitarian law
The Trump administration withheld funds from the UN agency under the Kemp-Kasten Amendment in May last year because of the agency’s historic ties to coercive family planning programs in China. But UNFPA has a sordid history of partnering with coercive population control programs beyond China that remains largely ignored, including recent examples.
Following UNFPA’s presence on the ground in Bangladesh throughout the recent Rohingya refugee crisis, there were widespread reports of coercion in family planning against Rohingya Muslim women. Similar concerns exist in Nigeria, where UNFPA had extensive involvement following the Boko Haram kidnappings, where girls were released and then allegedly subjected to forced abortion.
Contrary to what Rep. Dean said, UNFPA’s programs actually show a preference for preventing births, not making them safe. It is part of a pattern of disregard for women and their choices.”