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Congressman: Obama May Have Spent $10 Million On Illegal
Kenya Abortion Push
Calls increase for probe into use of taxpayer
funds to promote abortion constitution
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A U.S. Congressman investigating possibly illegal expenditure
towards the promotion of abortion in Kenya says he has received
information that indicates the Obama Administration may have
funneled more than $10 million in taxpayer funds into the project.
Earlier this month Rep. Chris Smith (R, NJ) wrote
to the State Department, calling for a federal
probe to determine whether government spending in support of
a pro-abortion constitution in Kenya contravened U.S. laws.
Smith, the top ranking Republican on the House Africa and
Global Health Subcommittee, along with Darrell Issa of California,
the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, and Rep.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the Ranking Republican on the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, outlined their concerns that
the Obama Administration’s advocacy, along with a pledge
to spend $2 million to build support for the proposed constitution,
could constitute a serious violation of the Siljander Amendment
and, as such, may be subject to civil and criminal penalties
under the Antideficiency Act.
The
Siljander Amendment, part of the State, Foreign
Operations Appropriations Act reads, "None of the funds
made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against
abortion," and "violations are subject to civil and
criminal penalties under the Antideficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. §
1341."
Now Rep. Smith says investigators have provided him with fresh
information:
"This week I learned that U.S. taxpayer expenditures in
support of the proposed constitution may exceed $10 million—five
times the level we original suspected," Smith told the
independent pro-life news website LifeNews.com.
“This massive spending will undoubtedly be directed to
those entities that are pressing for ratification of the proposed
constitution. Such support will further enable passage of a
constitution that is opposed by many pro-life leaders in Kenya,
because it enshrines new rights to abortion. As such, the funding
is a clear violation of federal law against use of U.S. taxpayer
funds to lobby for or against abortion,” Smith explained.
He added, “Learning of significant additional U.S. donations
gives even more urgency to our request for thorough and objective
investigations into all State Department and USAID funded activities
related to Kenya’s proposed constitution. I hope that
all investigative agencies will take our request seriously and
act swiftly in this matter."
Despite the fact that up to 300,000 abortions take place every
year, the practice is not currently permitted in Kenya, except
in cases where the mother's life is at risk. The proposed new
constitution, set to undergo a public referendum in August,
would effectively legislate for unlimited abortions throughout
pregnancy for any reason.
According to Human
Life International (HLI) up to 20 foreign pro-abortion
groups are currently spending money in the African country to
gain public approval of the proposed constitution.
Last month, US Ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger urged
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga
to rally popular support for the constitution, and intimated
that the Obama administration would
help fund a national campaign in an effort to persuade
the public to ratify the document.
Any official probe into U.S. government spending in Kenya is
likely to point to one of Obama's first acts in office, the
issuance of an executive order lifting a ban on
using taxpayer money to fund international “family planning”
groups who counsel women and perform abortions around the world,
but mainly in Africa.
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