Obama's Kenyan Move ; Administration Loosened Abortion Laws in African Nation

The Washington Times › November 18, 2011

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report Monday confirming Obama administration meddling in the drafting of controversial provisions of Kenya's constitution, which were ratified last year. Officials funneled $18 million in taxpayer cash to a number of groups, at least one of which openly worked to reverse the African country's ban on killing the unborn. U.S. law prohibits lobbying for or against abortion with foreign aid money.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) skirted the ban by using grant recipients to help re-write the country's charter. "The groups that were supported are the pro-abortion groups in Kenya - not just some group that may have an interest," Rep. Christopher H. Smith told The Washington Times. The New Jersey Republican was one of the three members who asked government auditors to perform a full investigation of how taxpayer funds were spent.

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Obama's Kenyan Move ; Administration Loosened Abortion Laws in African Nation

In 2008, the government of Kenya charged a "committee of experts" with drafting a new c...

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