"President Barack Obama wasted little time after his election in promoting abortion abroad by overturning the Mexico City Policy and forcing Americans to pay for abortions and abortion promotion in other nations," notes LifeNews.com editor Steven Ertelt in an April 7 online report. "Now the Obama administration is attempting to get Kenya to legalize abortion," reports Ertelt.| Written by William F. Jasper |
| Friday, 09 April 2010 21:00 |
The LifeNews.com article notes that the African nation of Kenya recently saw its parliament approve a draft Constitution that would overturn its historic prohibition on abortion. Although the draft contains language advocating the right to life for unborn children, it contains a section with a health exception that essentially opens the nation to unlimited abortions throughout pregnancy for any reason. Before the revised constitution can come into force, it must be approved by popular vote — expected in July. Like most other Third World countries, Kenya is under pressure from UN agencies, U.S. and EU foreign aid agencies, and international NGOs and tax-exempt foundations to implement pro-abortion and pro-homosexual policies. "US Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger is calling on Kenya's political leaders to rally the people to pass the referendum," reports LifeNews.com. "Ranneberger issued a statement praising the Kenya parliament for passing the proposed constitution and urging President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to rally support for it." LifeNews.com quotes Joseph Meaney of Human Life International, who denounced the constitutional changes as an attack by "Western elites" to impose "population control" and said the new constitution violates the views of most Kenyans, who are pro-life. "Kenyans are pro-life," he said. "When we see the new articles added to the constitution and approved by parliament under heavy pressure from Western elites, we are seeing an assault on the very heart of the Kenyan people." "Perhaps the greatest insult is that this attack is happening under the banner of 'improving women's health.' The only ones who believe that killing an unborn child is good for a woman's health are those who will profit from the slaughter, Western powers who are pouring untold millions of dollars into measures to keep Africa's children from being born," Meaney told LifeNews.com. "This is nothing but population control, an imperialist assault intended to rob Africa of its future by eliminating her children. It is a disgrace," he said. Michelle Obama Calls Kenya Her Husband's "Home Country" Many Kenyans, no doubt, also view as disgraceful the fact that President Obama is using his celebrity status and the political power of his office to push anti-natalist policies on his "home country." First Lady Michelle Obama, in a recent speech that has been posted many times on YouTube and other Internet sites, referred to Kenya as Barack Obama's "home country." It will probably provide little consolation to Kenyans to know that they are not alone in being targeted by "Western elites"; the Obama administration has teamed up with some of the world's wealthiest individuals to push a global agenda of population control that is hitting many developing countries, especially in Africa and Latin America. As we reported in "Global ObamaCare and World Population Control," and "Global ObamaCare & the 'Good Club' Billionaires", the Obama administration's Global Health Initiative (GHI) is being closely coordinated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a coterie of billionaire eugenecists. We reported: ... continue reading |
