Now He's on the Record

With the warm and fuzzy feelings of the Inauguration now behind us, President Barack Obama is quickly establishing a record of policy decisions, which are fair game for evaluation.

The President announced a decision to commit to closing the prison for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While the 'Gitmo' system itself is not an ideal situation, the decision to commit to closing the facility without an established plan for how, and particularly where, to deal with the detainees currently kept there has raised real concerns about the future security of the nation. Marc Thiessen takes a broader look at how President Obama has a tough act to follow in protecting the nation.

While the 'Gitmo' decision may put lives at risk, another Obama decision directly supports the taking of human lives. That is the reversal of the 'Mexico City policy' that prohibited use of our tax dollars to fund organizations committing abortions in other countries. While supporters of this action claim it is for the 'health' of poor people in these countries, the reality is that abortion directly kills unborn human beings, can be hazardous to the women who undergo them, and support for abortion providers will divert resources from real aid to the poor.

Douglas Johnson, the legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee, emailed LifeNews.com about Obama's decision.

He told LifeNews.com how the executive order will hurt non-abortion groups that provide medical care and services to women and families in foreign nations.

"One effect of Obama's order will be to divert many millions of dollars away from groups that do not promote abortion, and into the hands of those organizations that are the most aggressive in promoting abortion in developing countries," he said.

"Obama's order will predictably result in a redirection of funds to groups such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation, which are ideologically committed to the doctrine that abortion on demand must be universally available as a birth control method," Johnson said.

Of course, a president's actions are not the end of the story. Citizens who see their government taking a wrong course can be expected to organize action that will eventually lead to correcting such grave errors.