Pro-life activists try to block the sign of a pro-choice demonstrator during the March for Life on Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The announcement from Fink is in line with President Donald Trump's Jan. 24 executive order calling on all executive agencies to enforce laws under the Hyde Amendment, which prevents the use of federal funds for non-medically necessary, elective abortions. Trump's Jan. 24 executive order also rescinded two executive orders implemented by President Joe Biden that sought to loosen restrictions on abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade.
"Congress has enacted the Hyde Amendment and a series of additional laws to protect taxpayers from being forced to pay for abortion," stated a "fact sheet" published Saturday by the White House. "Contrary to this longstanding commonsense policy, the previous administration embedded federal funding of elective abortion in a wide variety of government programs."
Pro-life activists demonstrate protests in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1, 2021. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
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According to a memo from the State Department, the declaration seeks to "secure meaningful health and development gains for women," "protect life at all stages," "defend the family as the fundamental unit of society," and "work together across the United Nations system to realize these values." Fink said in her Monday announcement that HHS's Office of Global Affairs intends to support the U.S.' efforts as part of this coalition.
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