Biden Administration Rescinds Mexico City Policy One Day Before March for Life

(ChurchLeaders) As promised, President Joe Biden released a statement today announcing his administration is rescinding the Mexico City Policy. The policy was used in previous Republican presidential administrations to bar U.S. funding from supporting international non-profit organizations that provide abortion counseling or referrals. 

The Biden-Harris administration made the announcement a day before the National March for Life is scheduled to kick off. Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, called the move “disturbing” on Twitter:

Consistent polling shows that 77% of Americans oppose taxpayer funding for abortion overseas. The government should never force taxpayers to fund abortions, either here or abroad, but should work to protect the inherent dignity of all persons, born and unborn. 2/2

— Jeanne F. Mancini (@JeanneFMancini) January 28, 2021