Susan A. Cohen's blog
The World at Seven Billion: A Global Milestone That Reflects the Needs of Seven Billion Individuals
by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute
October 14, 2011 - 8:54am (Print)
Reaching seven billion people on planet Earth has prompted renewed debates about the balance between population size and consumption of natural resources, about age structure and political stability, and about the consequences of rapid population growth rates for poor countries' ability to develop economically. To a large extent, however, these macro-level dilemmas reflect a micro-level problem about which there is a universal consensus and where the solution is relatively straightforward.
The Facts About Abortion Rates Among Women of Color
by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute
March 2, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
The abortion rate for black women is higher than for any other group. But anti-choicers exploit and distort facts to serve their agenda while ignoring the fundamental reason women have abortions: unintended pregnancy.
The President's Budget: A Mixed Bag for Women's Health
by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute
February 16, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
Guttmacher Responds to Critics of Global Abortion Study
by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute
October 20, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)
New Data on Global Abortion Trends: Implications for U.S. Policy
by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute
October 15, 2009 - 4:12pm (Print)
Politics Distorts Facts on Impact of Abortion Coverage
by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute
August 5, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Time to Deliver a More Effective PEPFAR
by Susan A. Cohen, Guttmacher Institute
September 5, 2006 - 9:20am (Print)
Susan A. Cohen is Director of Government Affairs at the Guttmacher Institute, where she is responsible for facilitating and coordinating issue analysis and strategy development within the Washington, DC office.
The theme of the Toronto International AIDS Conference in August was "time to deliver." Indeed, while the U.S. deserves credit for ramping up the amount that it has been spending on the global AIDS effort, it is time-past time-to look more closely at how the U.S. is spending its money in addition to talking about how much it is spending overall. Luckily, a rare opportunity to ask just these questions of the person in charge of U.S. AIDS efforts will come on Wednesday, September 6, at 1 p.m. Under the chairmanship of Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT), a Government Reform Committee subcommittee will hold a hearing examining the impact of the requirement that at least 1/3 of all U.S. global HIV/AIDS funding must be reserved for "abstinence until marriage" programs.
This hearing will be significant because it will be the first opportunity since Toronto for U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul to testify specifically on what kind of prevention programs the U.S. is delivering.
