“Mexico City policy” reversed

Today, President Obama reversed what is known as the “Mexico City policy,” which prohibits U.S. money from funding international family-planning clinics that promote abortion. President Reagan had originally put the policy into place, only to have it reversed by President Clinton, then restored by President Bush, and now again reversed by President Obama. I understand that these decisions were made based on where these presidents stood on the abortion issue, but have we forgotten the other aspect of it?

Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, this is U.S. taxpayer money, so don’t you think that we should spend that for doing good in our own nation instead of funding abortions internationally? We are currently in trillions of dollars of debt and this only allows for more U.S. money to go abroad for a cause that isn’t nearly as important for the United States government as is solving the nation’s domestic problems. I understand that by revoking this policy, the U.S. won’t necessarily spend more money on international clinics, but it does mean that some of the current money going over can now be used for abortions. It is not like there will be an epidemic or something else horrible if someone can’t get an abortion, so is it really necessary to spend even part of the money on that? It is not the job of the United States government to fund abortions internationally. This is U.S. taxpayer money. Then why is it being sent abroad for a procedure that isn’t really necessary for America or its people and one which doesn’t even help solve any major health problems?