Taxpayers fund abortions, transgender treatments for illegal aliens under new Obama admin rules
Image via Wikipedia WASHINGTON, D.C. , March 2, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Under new guidelines issued by the Obama administration , immigration agents must provide taxpayer-funded abortion services , transportation to the abortion clinic, and transgender hormone therapy for illegal aliens awaiting deportation. The policy overhaul is contained in the Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS) of 2011 , issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , a part of the Department of Homeland Security . The new rules, the first issued since 2008, state, “A pregnant detainee in custody shall have access to pregnancy services including…abortion services.” The government must also furnish “counseling and assistance for pregnant women in keeping with their express desires in planning for their pregnancy, whether they desire abortion, adoptive services, or to keep the child.” If the detainee says her pregnancy was the result of rape or incest, or if her life would be endan