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Whose life?

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-OCT-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1075 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Whose life?(Bites: brief notes on news and views from around the world)

Article Excerpt
George Bush's policies on abortion and his invasion of Iraq can be seen as part of the same ideology --one based on his professed belief in the sanctity of human life and America's role as its protector. Bush's expectation that the Iraqi people would be dancing in the streets with gratitude for the imposition of US-style democracy is part of the same fantasy that sees a baby as a divine being, a symbol of purity, entirely independent of its mother and her circumstances. In both cases, there is an inherent denial of sociological realities and a blind refusal of responsibility for the brutal impact of his policies.

One of Bush's first acts as President was to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, or Global Gag Rule, prohibiting the flow of US foreign money to overseas family planning organisations that provide abortion services or related information to their patients or the public.

As a result, funds are being denied to international NGOs,...

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