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| In March 2014, while Bush was still on the board, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced it was teaming up with Planned Parenthood Global and giving $50 million to a program to "support advocacy efforts for vital reproductive health reform in Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Uganda." (Photo : Getty Images)Part of that effort involved sending abortion activists into the countries to "help augment their capacity for effective advocacy," according to a Bloomberg Family Foundation statement. |
NEW
YORK, July 30, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) - Until the eve
of his presidential campaign, Jeb Bush was director of a philanthropy that gave
tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood and financed its advocacy
of "unrestricted access to abortion" around the world. The charity also approved
money to global abortion providers while he sat on its board.
In
2010, Jeb was named one of the founding directors of the
Bloomberg Family Foundation, established as a tax-exempt foundation to advance
the vision of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He resigned from the
board at the end of 2014 to prepare his presidential campaign.
Is Jeb "Ultimately Accountable"?
The
association with Bloomberg conflicts with Jeb's record as a two-term pro-life
governor of Florida who enacted parental consent laws, allowed the regulation of
abortion facilities, did not allow state funds to be used for abortion
counseling, and created the state's "Choose Life" license plate.
As
one of more than a dozen directors - which include such distinguished names as
former Sens. Sam Nunn and David Boren, currently Sen. Cory Booker, and former
Bush-43 officials Elaine Chao and Hank Paulson - what responsibility does the
former Florida governor bear?
The
issue bubbled up in April, giving his yet-unannounced campaign an opportunity to
respond.
“Governor
Bush was honored to serve on the board of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which does a
lot of good work across the world,” Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell told
the Tampa Bay Times. "As a board member,
Governor Bush did not vote on or approve individual projects or programs."
