Senate Revisits Disabilities Treaty – Abortion Concerns Remain
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations publicly noticed a committee hearing for Tuesday, November 5 on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This will be the first…
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USAID, Gates, Planned Parenthood Push Dangerous Contraceptive on Poor Black and Latina Women
A recent congressional briefing examined the lethal side effects of the long-acting contraceptive injectable Depo Provera and the targeting of Black and Latina women to receive it. Congressman William Lacy…
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Abortion Group Holds Fundraiser Featuring “Democratic Studs” in Nation’s Capital
NARAL Pro-Choice America held a fundraiser this week in Washington, DC called “Men for Choice — and the Women Who Love Them” featuring as labeled by Roll Call — the…
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Misguided Advocacy: It’s ok to abort when child is unwanted but not if unwanted girl?
Last week a congressional hearing examined the gendercide taking place in India due to a culture that prefers sons. The skewed sex ratio brought about by coercive population control programs…
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Bishops Condemn Foreign Efforts to Legalize Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage in Nigeria
At the close of the 2013 Plenary Meeting the Nigerian Bishops Conference released a statement directing Nigerians to reject the value-void policies coming from foreign aid agencies. This includes pressure…
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UN honors Mother Teresa: Establishes International Day of Charity but silent on abortion
Yesterday the UN established September 5th as the “International Day of Charity” named for Mother Teresa and the extraordinary life she lived dedicated to works of kindness and charity. The…
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House and Senate Differ on Funding For Population Control Programs
On Wednesday the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY2014 Foreign Ops bill that allocates funding for global health initiatives. Population control advocates are crying foul play with Family Planning funding…
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Women Deliver: If it’s not Sexy It’s not a Right
A side event at the Women Deliver conference last night featured an expert panel that reported on the serious discrimination and psychological harm millions of girls in developing countries experience…
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Expanding Abortion Through Midwifery Programs
At the Women Deliver conference held this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, sexual and reproductive rights advocates have convened to present strategies on how to expand access to contraception and…
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The Incremental Approach to Taxpayor Funded Abortion for All
Abortion groups are using the tragic circumstances of rape to advance their cause – unrestricted abortion for all. They rely on the reluctance of members of Congress to speak out…
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