Right On The Right

Last Thursday, I received an e-mail from Congressman Boehner's office detailing how the Republican Minority is opposing efforts of the Majority to divert AIDS-prevention funds to abortion groups. They were urging the Democrats to send a clean bill to the President. Here was what the e-mail said:

PEPFAR was crafted in a wholly bipartisan way, demonstrating our shared commitment to fighting the global AIDS pandemic. Unfortunately, that bipartisan accord is in great danger because the Majority is attempting to shift critical PEPFAR funds away from valuable prevention programs and toward international organizations that promote and provide abortions. I will strongly oppose any effort to divert funds dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS abroad to programs that support abortions overseas.

I wanted a few more details before I wrote a post on the story, so I requested a list of organizations that would benefit from the funding. Boehner's folks responded with a list including Global Aids Alliance, Population Action International, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Advocates for Youth, and Interact Worldwide. Planned Parenthood is obviously the most liberal and pro-active when it comes to abortion. I support the Minority's push to stop money from going to these groups.