Biden administration pressuring African country to adopt lax abortion laws in exchange for foreign aid: report
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President Biden's administration is facing further accusations of using foreign aid to push African countries to adopt more permissive abortion laws.
The MCC CEO Alice Albright signed an agreement with Sierra Leon's finance minister, Sheku Bangura, in late September. The agreement would see the country receive $480 million in foreign assistance so long as the country meets the MCC's "rigorous standards for good governance, fighting corruption and respecting democratic rights." The organization evaluates Sierra Leone's compliance with the standards on an ongoing basis. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
The organization denied any effort to influence Sierra Leone's abortion policies in a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
"The Millennium Challenge Corporation is unaware of any Sierra Leonean abortion legislation and has never made any requests to the Government of Sierra Leone regarding abortion policies. Any such legislation would be an internal matter for Sierra Leone with no U.S. government developments fund made contingent on its passage," the organization said in a statement.
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President Biden's administration is facing further accusations of using foreign aid to push African countries to adopt more permissive abortion laws.
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