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To the Editor: Abortion is never apolitical

Apr 9, 2009

To the Editor:

Re: “The Apolitical Pill,” Opinion, April 7.

There are a few corrections that I would like to make to the editorial on the “non-incendiary” changes that President Obama has made regarding abortion. The editor called the reversal of the “global gag rule,” or Mexico City Policy, notable — however, research posted on Jill Stanek’s column on WorldNetDaily.com reveals that reversing this policy actually only provided funding to five organizations. Furthermore, Stanek cites the funds gained as “paltry” at best, with International Planned Parenthood gaining $5 million when “IPPF’s London corporate headquarters alone made $120.5 million in 2007.”

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