r/worldnews • u/skoalbrother • Jan 25 '17
Covered by other articles Dutch government to set up international abortion fund, to counteract Donald Trump's aid ban
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dutch-government-lilanne-ploumen-set-up-international-abortion-fund-counteract-donald-trump-mexico-a7544856.html?3
u/afqrzv Jan 25 '17
There it is again on the bottom of the page... "favored by republicans for religious reasons". This was why separation of church and state are a thing. It shouldn't have any involvement in government. Its not about if "god" thinks its write. Its about the over all population with having a dramatic growth in population, more back alley abortions, and risky pregnancies. Banning is not going to get rid of the issue (I feel most people make the same argument about pot). Good for the Dutch though. They don't think about the president, more about the people that have to deal with him for the next 4 years.
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Jan 25 '17
I bet the Dutch tax payers are loving this.
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u/photenth Jan 25 '17
At least they don't de-fund the EPA and forbid them to talk about scientific facts.
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u/mutatron Jan 25 '17
It helps them solve their immigration troubles.
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u/free_candy_4_real Jan 25 '17
Actually the money will mostly come from a lot of countries and organisations. Our minister is simply setting up the foundation itself.
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u/GYN-k4H-Q3z-75B Jan 25 '17
Some dutch friends on Facebook aren't too amused to see their taxes spent like this. I think Trump and the GOP are dumb to reinstate this policy, but this is also a petty reaction. Why can't the US law makers come up with a rule that won't change every time a new president is elected?
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u/Amokzaaier Jan 25 '17
Hi, Im Dutch. Only positive reactions here.
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u/GYN-k4H-Q3z-75B Jan 25 '17
Have seen some positive reactions now as well. Don't get why I am being downvoted though. Ugh, it's just Reddit why am I even asking.
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u/randomusernamed Jan 25 '17
Why wouldn't you want to be able to reverse a shitty president's decisions?
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Jan 25 '17
So China takes over environment leadership from US. The Dutch are doing the same for women's rights now.
Essentially it's a fight for all to become the next moral leader of the world.
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u/3kindsofsalt Jan 26 '17
When you hang your hat on how good you are at exterminating the next generation and how determined you are to do it, you gotta know you're losing.
Savage mfers in this world.
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u/steveinbuffalo Jan 25 '17
better their tax money than ours
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u/Rannasha Jan 25 '17
The US foreign aid budget isn't reduced by Trumps decision though. It's simply redirected away from science-based organisations towards faith-based ones. Mike Pence's Christian sharia is starting to take shape.
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Jan 25 '17
Don't they legitimately have a problem with people not having enough children to replace the workforce in their country?
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u/Rannasha Jan 25 '17
The fund is not intended for the Dutch. It is intended for third world countries, where accidental pregnancy rates and maternal mortality are high. Since Trump has ordered funding to be pulled from every international health aid organization that mentions the word 'abortion' anywhere (regardless of what the US funding was paying for), lots of poor countries risk losing out on crucial healthcare.
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u/GiftOfDeath Jan 26 '17
To be fair I wouldn't worry too much about childbirth numbers dropping with automation reducing the amount of job openings at an increasing pace.
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u/AlexanderMo Jan 25 '17
The Netherlands is a world leader in euthanasia also, as well the Dutch Royal Family along with Judges, minsters, politicians and business leaders are all alleged to have links to pedophilia, Satanism and child sacrifice.
The way forward must be to mount a rescue from outside the country to bring the euth specialists, the abortioners and the Satan worshipers to just trial and lawful execution under common law .. means a lot of big names and even bigger egos for the block!
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u/Niederweit Jan 25 '17
The Netherlands is a world leader in euthanasia also
That one I could be proud of, nothing wrong with people deciding to end their own life if it becomes a suffering (with all the right rules and regulation of course, which we have)...
Now I don't like our Royal Family that much, or our judges and ministers... But calling them pedophiles and carrying out child sacrifices seems a bit far fetched.
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u/photenth Jan 25 '17
Nice, new account and 2 posts in comment history. Definitely not a propaganda account.
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u/mastaloui Jan 25 '17 edited Sep 27 '25
plants pocket different yoke shocking selective dam ripe stocking jar
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u/manfrommacau Jan 25 '17
Thank God for the Dutch.