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.

C-Fam Warns WHO of Dangers in Forthcoming Transgender Guidance

The Center for Family & Human Rights (C-Fam) has released a statement in response to the consideration of the World Health Organization and so-called “gender affirming care.”

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World Health Organization Doubles Down on “Sexual Health,” Transgenderism

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on world leaders to “counteract conservative opposition” to sexual rights and to “enact progressive legislation” as a “human rights imperative,” including repealing laws that criminalize homosexuality, sex work and HIV transmission.

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Analysis: International abortion groups will fail women given the choice

Abortion groups often argue that abortion restrictions, such as the Mexico City Policy, disrupt family planning and other health services.

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Countries Praise Russia’s Pro-Family Policies at Human Rights Forum

During the recent session of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review, no fewer than sixteen countries urged the Russian Federation to continue its promotion of the family.

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UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies Continue to Violate their Mandates

UN human rights experts do not have the authority to press governments to change laws. But they do. And they are getting even more aggressive in doing so.

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U.S. Blitzed with Abortion Questions at Human Rights Committee

UN human rights bureaucrats barraged the U.S. with questions about abortion this week during its periodic review by the UN Human Rights Committee.

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WHO Director-General Says Supporting Abortion is “Siding with Science”

The Director General of the World Health Organization has defended the agency’s abortion guidelines and general pro-abortion stance as “siding with science.”

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World Health Organization Urges Decriminalization of Suicide

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a policy brief calling for the decriminalization of suicide, arguing that removing legal penalties for suicide attempts will reduce suicide rates due to decreased stigma.

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Gay Protestors Invade, Occupy, Shut Down U.S. House Office

A group of activists were arrested after invading and occupying Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s office on Monday.

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“Feminist Foreign Policy” Faces African Criticism

As an increasing number of Western countries have adopted so-called “feminist foreign policy” strategies, two African female strategists published a critique of the paternalism of these countries’ approaches to international aid.

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