• Economy
  • Editor’s Pick
Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Investing
  • Stock
Editor's Pick

Flashback: Biden admin repeatedly used USAID to push abortion in Africa

by February 3, 2025
written by February 3, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration is facing scrutiny this week after working with billionaire Elon Musk to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an organization Musk called a ‘viper’s nest’ of mismanaged funding.

Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) worked with the Trump administration to shut down USAID on Monday. While the agency’s long-term future remains unclear, lawmakers and activists have repeatedly accused USAID of using funding to leverage policy changes across the globe. Under President Joe Biden’s administration, the organization was frequently used to push abortion in Africa, critics say.

Biden cleared path for international abortion push

Biden cleared the path for U.S. funding to flow toward pro-abortion groups across the globe just days after entering office. He signed an executive order rescinding the Reagan-era ‘Mexico City Rule’ on Jan. 28, 2021.

The rule, first rescinded by President Barack Obama and then reinstated during Trump’s first term, prevented foreign aid from going to nongovernmental organizations that promote abortion or provide abortion services.

‘These excessive conditions on foreign and development assistance undermine the United States’ efforts to advance gender equality globally by restricting our ability to support women’s health,’ Biden said at the time.

Biden’s rule change cleared USAID to send millions in funding to aggressive abortion organizations like Marie Stopes International (MSI). MSI said it relied on USAID for 17% of its total donor income under the Obama administration, adding that the lack of U.S. support created an $80-million ‘funding gap’ over the final three years of Trump’s term.

The group said the countries most heavily impacted by the lack of funding were Madagascar, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Biden accused of ‘hijacking’ AIDS program to push abortion in Africa

Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., accused Biden in 2023 of ‘hijacking’ a successful AIDS relief program to push an international abortion agenda.

Smith’s accusations centered on PREPFAR, a funding program within USAID that, at the time, had already allocated some $100 billion toward fighting AIDS across the world, saving 25 million lives and preventing millions of infections.

Smith says two groups, Population Services International (PSI) and Village Reach, had received $96.5 million and $10.1 million, respectively, from PEPFAR under Biden, and both groups have a track record of pushing abortion.

‘PSI proudly proclaims it provides abortion and lobbies to eliminate pro-life laws,’ Smith said at the time. ‘PSI provides comprehensive abortion and post-abortion care services in nearly 20 countries throughout the world.’

Smith alleged Village Reach used PEPFAR funds ‘to promote abortion in Malawi and lobby for changes in pro-life laws’ and also ‘helped Malawi establish a government-funded hotline (that included providing information and referrals for ‘sexual and reproductive health,’ i.e., abortion).’

A third group, Pathfinder International, received $5 million in PEPFAR funding from 2021 to 2023. Smith said the group ‘lobbies to weaken or eliminate pro-life laws in nations around the world’ and is ‘explicit in its promotion of abortion in other countries, stating it is ‘committed to expanding access to … safe abortion.’

Biden admin accused of pushing lax abortion laws in Sierra Leone

Biden’s administration was accused in December of pressuring the government of Sierra Leone to adopt more permissive abortion policies in exchange for foreign assistance.

A report from the Daily Signal stated that The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government-run funding allocator, was threatening to withhold hundreds of millions in foreign assistance funding if the nation didn’t relax its policies, a former senior U.S. government official told the outlet.

The MCC CEO Alice Albright signed an agreement with Sierra Leone’s finance minister, Sheku Bangura, in late September. The agreement called for the country to receive $480 million in foreign assistance so long as it met the MCC’s ‘rigorous standards for good governance, fighting corruption and respecting democratic rights.’

The organization denied any effort to influence Sierra Leone’s abortion policies in a statement to Fox News Digital in December.

‘The Millennium Challenge Corporation is unaware of any Sierra Leonean abortion legislation and has never made any requests to the Government of Sierra Leone regarding abortion policies. Any such legislation would be an internal matter for Sierra Leone with no U.S. government developments fund made contingent on its passage,’ the organization said in a statement.

Footage circulating on social media showed raucous pro-life protesters demonstrating inside Sierra Leone’s parliament at the time as lawmakers debated legislation detailing more permissive abortion rules.

Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS
0 comment
0
FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail

previous post
USAID closes HQ to staffers Monday as Musk says Trump supports shutting agency down
next post
North Korea slams Rubio’s ‘rogue state’ label as ‘nonsense,’ vows to push back against Trump administration

related articles

Cambodia to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize...

August 2, 2025

Recess on ice as Republicans hunker down for...

August 1, 2025

Trump moves nuclear submarines weeks after praising sub’s...

August 1, 2025

WATCH: Trump says he is hopeful Hillary Clinton...

August 1, 2025

Iran says it has ‘plenty of scientists’ left...

August 1, 2025

Trump endorses ‘MAGA warrior’ for RNC chairman after...

August 1, 2025

Trump repositions 2 nuclear submarines after ‘highly provocative’...

August 1, 2025

Kavanaugh cites 3 presidents in explaining Supreme Court’s...

August 1, 2025

China’s growing nuclear arsenal aims to break US...

August 1, 2025

Trump ally Bukele’s party amends El Salvador constitution...

August 1, 2025
Enter Your Information Below To Receive Free Trading Ideas, Latest News, And Articles.


Your information is secure and your privacy is protected. By opting in you agree to receive emails from us. Remember that you can opt-out any time, we hate spam too!

Latest News

  • Bitcoin is close to returning to the weekly open price

    August 7, 2024
  • Lawmaker who lost son to suicide warns Senate that ‘big tech is the big tobacco of this generation’

    February 20, 2025
  • Trump envoy Witkoff seeking ‘extension’ of Phase 1 of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, to head back to Middle East

    February 23, 2025
  • Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize over Iran-Israel ceasefire deal

    June 24, 2025
  • Cruz warns against underestimating Harris: Dems pitching her as ‘Mother Teresa, Oprah, and Gandhi’ combo

    July 22, 2024

Popular Posts

  • 1

    Secret Service admits leaning on ‘state and local partners’ after claim it ignored Trump team’s past requests

    July 21, 2024
  • 2

    Five more House Democrats call on Biden to drop out, third US senator

    July 19, 2024
  • 3

    Elon and Vivek should tackle US funding for this boondoogle organization and score a multimillion dollar win

    December 4, 2024
  • 4

    Forex Profit Calculator: Maximize Your Trading Potential

    July 10, 2024
  • 5

    Biden calls to ‘lower the temperature’ then bashes Trump in NAACP speech

    July 17, 2024

Categories

  • Economy (829)
  • Editor's Pick (5,603)
  • Investing (634)
  • Stock (867)

Latest Posts

  • Long USTEC: bullish momentum expected with key support at trend line and investor sector rotation

    July 31, 2024
  • In Iran’s ‘forever war’ against the US, regime has targeted and killed Americans worldwide

    June 18, 2025
  • White House confirms who was appointed as acting administrator of DOGE

    February 26, 2025

Recent Posts

  • Dems say Trump ‘firing the wrong guy’ after Waltz ousted as national security advisor

    May 1, 2025
  • Palantir shares surge 6% following strategic partnership with Microsoft

    August 8, 2024
  • RNC delegates, guests make predictions about Biden’s political future amid reports he might exit 2024 race

    July 19, 2024

Editor’s Pick

  • Justice Sonia Sotomayor faces pressure to retire ahead of Trump taking office: report

    November 8, 2024
  • Senate Democrats speak all night against Trump OMB nominee, delaying confirmation vote

    February 6, 2025
  • Lawyer defending Google in DOJ case prepping Harris for debate is ‘conflict of interest,’ Jordan investigates

    September 10, 2024
  • About us
  • Contacts
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Disclaimer: moneyrisetoday.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.

Copyright © 2025 moneyrisetoday.com | All Rights Reserved

Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Economy
  • Editor’s Pick
Money Rise Today – Investing and Stock News
  • Investing
  • Stock