Health Care
In July 2002, Bush cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Bush stated that the UNFPA supported forced abortions and sterilizations in the People's Republic of China,.
Bush signed the Medicare Act of 2003, which added prescription drug coverage to Medicare (United States), subsidized pharmaceutical corporations, and prohibited the Federal government from negotiating discounts with drug companies.
Bush signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2003, having declared his aim to "promote a culture of life".
Read more about this topic: Domestic Policy Of The George W. Bush Administration
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