Money to Fight AIDS Restricted

For many people, the one shining light in Bush's State of the Union last month was his unexpected proposal to invest $15 billion in a new global AIDS relief program. It now turns out that there are significant strings attached to this initiative, as the administration will withhold funding to those "organizations that promote or perform abortions overseas."

Interestingly, the NY Times runs a story on this development, but it emphasizes that "Bush has decided to allow organizations that promote or perform abortions in poor countries to qualify under some circumstances for part of the $15 billion he has proposed to fight AIDS." (my emphasis)

Same general story, but the emphasis is inverted.