Barack Obama wasted no time in taking action against anti-abortion policies. In his first week in office Obama lifted a ban on federal funding of international family planning organizations.
Family planning centers, such as Planned Parenthood in the US, help to inform people about their options when they are pregnant and other counseling, having to do with sexual health. They also perform abortions. They also have clinical aspects of their organizations, dealing mostly with women's health and STIs.
My sister worked at an organization called Tapestry Health which is essentially the same thing as planned parenthood. She was a councilor and dealt with hundreds of clients with questions, illnesses, and concerns regarding sexual health.
Back to Obama. The ban which he lifted was responsible for blocking funds which previously went to family planning facilities around the world. Former President Bush enacted the ban which took US funding away from family planning places that administered abortions and even gave information about abortions. International family planning is important as there is less access, as of now, to condoms and sexual education courses. With family planning in other countries there will be more knowledge and understanding by people who previously had very little knowledge.
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