Ecstasy at the UN as U.S. under Obama rejoins global abortion consensus

UNITED NATIONS — Almost as soon as the Obama Administration had announced its intention to restore American funding to UN family planning activities, the chorus here at UN headquarters was offering fulsome praise for Washington’s predicted policy change. Officials of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), proclaimed that they looked forward to being part of President Obama’s call “for a fresh conversation on family planning, working to find common ground to best meet the needs of women and families around the world.”