Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

Rebecca Oas is the Director of Research for the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) in Washington, D.C.

Before joining C-Fam, Rebecca earned her doctorate in Genetics and Molecular Biology at Emory University.  She has written for Human Life International as a Fellow of HLI America and is has served as a Contributing Editor for HLI.

Among her focus areas are global maternal and child health and family planning, and her articles on these topics have appeared in such publications as the New Atlantis, the Hill, and the Christian Journal of Global Health.

Rebecca is a graduate of Michigan State University and currently lives in Arlington, Virginia.

World Health Organization Prepares to Escalate Attack on Pro-Life Laws

The World Health Organization (WHO) is updating its technical and policy guidance on “safe abortion.”

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New Security and Humanitarian Compact: Advancing Women or Abortion Trojan Horse?

The UN Agency for Women is asking countries to sign an agreement on women, peace, and security that will create new avenues for the abortion industry in war-torn countries and other humanitarian emergencies.

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U.S. and Other Donors Pledge Billions at UN Event to Promote Abortion and Radical Feminist Policies

Twenty-five years ago, 189 countries adopted a landmark platform to advance women’s rights without creating a right to abortion. 

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Lancet Commission Sanitizes China’s Human Rights Abuses Against Mothers and Children

A new Lancet Commission on the state of maternal and child health in the People’s Republic of China since its founding highlights progress in reducing deaths but makes glaring omissions.

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UN Expert Group Attacks Former President Trump’s Pro-Life Foreign Policy

A working group of UN human rights experts called on member states to “actively push back on conservative religious and racialized political ideologies that undermine gender equality,” calling out U.S.-led efforts to promote life and the family in international fora.

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G7 Embraces Abortion Language in Communiques as U.S. Reverses Position

The pro-abortion Biden administration reversed its predecessor’s policy last week during the annual G7 meetings and affirmed the inclusion of “sexual and reproductive health” in a document about global health priorities.

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In First 100 Days, Biden Redirects U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Abortion

U.S. President Joe Biden has been in office less than half a year, but he is already on course to be the most pro-abortion president in U.S. history.

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Proposed Partnership Agreement Between EU, Developing Countries Builds on Past Negotiation Losses

The European Union (EU) is working with countries in the Pacific, Caribbean and African regions to finalize a new twenty-year development cooperation agreement.

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UNFPA Flagship Report Promotes Individual “Bodily Autonomy”

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched its annual flagship report with the theme of “bodily autonomy.”

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UN Agency Drafts Blueprint for Unrestricted Access to Abortion

Last week, the UN’s women’s agency and the government of Mexico co-hosted an online forum to commemorate 25 years since the launch of the Beijing Platform for Action on women’s rights.

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