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The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and cuts to many other areas of foreign assistance during the second Trump administration have left many sectors scrambling to adapt. They include family planning and “reproductive health” organizations—many of which promote abortion overseas. These groups are accustomed to funding cuts under Republican administrations and have perfected the arguments in favor of restoring their funding. This Definitions examines these claims and demonstrates that the more one examines their statistics, the weaker their arguments become. While people of good will can argue over what level and type of foreign assistance the U.S. should provide, U.S. family planning funding deserves to be subjected to particular scrutiny—both because of its misleading use of statistics and because it serves as a pipeline to the global abortion lobby.

Statement and Submissions

Trafficking in persons is a serious problem because it attacks the intrinsic dignity of persons and violates their fundamental rights to life, liberty, and the ability to determine and pursue their own goals.  Combating human trafficking requires, first and foremost, the recognition that human persons are not commodities to be bought and sold, whether for sex, for labor, or for any other purpose, including the desire to have a child.

Ban on Gender “Medicine” Grounded in Evidence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 30 (C-Fam) The Trump administration announced that organizations promoting gender ideology, including transgender medical interventions for minors, will be ineligible for U.S. funding for their work overseas. Along with other recent policies, this aligns with the conclusions of the recent report on youth gender dysphoria published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

January 29, 2026

Denmark Forcibly Sterilized Greenlandic Women.

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 23 (C-Fam) Denmark has long advocated for contraception and abortion as ways to empower women.  In their own territories, however, Denmark has used contraceptives to abuse and disempower women and girls.

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

January 22, 2026

Statement on Redefining Gender in New Treaty.

UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (C-Fam) Because of the gravity of labelling anyone hostis humani generis (enemy of the human race), definitions in the new treaty must be precise and not lend themselves to political manipulation. For this reason, we urge Member States to define gender as referring only to men and women in the new treaty or replace the term gender altogether with “sex.”

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

January 22, 2026

The Pope Calls for a Less Ideological UN.

VATICAN CITY, January 16 (C-Fam) In his annual address to the diplomatic corps, Pope Leo XIV called for a more “focused and efficient” UN that prioritizes “the unity of the human family” over ideologies. The Roman Pontiff condemned ongoing wars, persecution of Christians, censorship in the name of “inclusivity”, and practices that reject the dignity of human life, including abortion, euthanasia, and surrogacy.

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Iulia-Elena Cazan

January 15, 2026

International Youth Coalition

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