men’s rights illegal. He is taking away our right to choose abortion. President Bush has decided to block United States funds to international family-planning groups that offer abortion and abortion counseling, but supposedly trying to be quiet about it. President George W. Bush never spoke much about his anti abortion views during the campaign so he probably won’t during his presidency. We’ll just have to pay careful attention to his actions. One action I have noticed was staffing his administration with pro-lifers. As Fred Barnes stated “He intends, for intense, to reinstate the so-called Mexico City policy of Presidents Reagan and Bush senior that barred the use of American funds for groups promoting and performing abortions around the world” (1). According to Fred Barnes “He is also supporting Texas’ “Parental notification Law for minor girls” which: requires doctors to notify a parent or guardian by phone or certified mail at least 48 hours before performing an abortion on a minor girl and provides a ten thousand dollar fine to doctors if they fail to notify” (1). I personally think this is taking away a girl/woman’s sexual privacy. I also think that President George W. Bush is confused in his beliefs. Bush stated that he supports a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion except in cases of rape or incest or to protect the life of the mother. But President Bush also said that he supports the Republican Party platform, which contains an anti-abortion plan that makes no such exceptions. He needs to get his story straight because he has totally contradicted himself. Senator John Ashcroft is another man who is trying to take away a woman’s right to choose. According to Fred Barnes “Ashcroft opposes all abortion, and abortion-rights advocates fear that this could lead to negligent enforcement laws assuring women access to clinics w...
