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Paul Farmer Joining the Obama/Clinton Team? We Can Hope...

Reader diary posted by Matthew Kavanagh

May 20, 2009 - 10:14am

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Paul Farmer has shown that with commitment and smart use of resources, international development programs can work--can change lives and make human rights into human realities.

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Australia's Foreign Aid Funding For Abortion

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

April 14, 2009 - 7:00am

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The Australian Government recently made a monumental decision to resume the use of its foreign aid funding for the provision of abortion services and information.

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Global Gag Rule Just the First Step: The US International Abortion Funding Ban

By Patty Skuster, Ipas

December 19, 2008 - 8:00am

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The impact of repealing the global gag rule will be significant. But repealing the gag rule will not end the longstanding ban on foreign aid for safe abortion care.

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Global Gag Rule: Just Repeal It

By Rep. Nita Lowey

December 12, 2008 - 8:00am

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President Obama and the new Congress can place American foreign policy firmly on the side of women's health, and we can do it quickly, simply, without a penny of cost to the taxpayers. Just repeal the "Global Gag Rule."

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Australia Lifting Gag Rule on Foreign Aid for Abortion?

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

December 10, 2008 - 8:00am

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The Australian Agency for International Development is considering lifting a ban on foreign aid funding for abortion services, a proposal which has sparked significant divisive debate across the political spectrum.

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Memo to the President-Elect: Improve Reproductive Health to Strengthen Foreign Aid

By Susan Farnsworth, Centre for Development and Population Activities

November 20, 2008 - 8:00am

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To truly strengthen international development, President-elect Obama and the new Congress need to de-politicize foreign aid and focus on improving impact on the ground.

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In Sync with the World? A New US Approach to International Reproductive Health

By Mary Beth Hastings, Center for Health and Gender Equity

November 12, 2008 - 8:00am

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People around the world are confident that President-Elect Obama marks a sweeping departure from the Bush with-us-or-against-us foreign policy. But will the new administration join the global community on reproductive health and rights?

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Donors Shift Focus from Latin American Women

By Karim Velasco, RH Reality Check, Latin America

July 29, 2008 - 7:00am

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Since the nineties, international donor aid has shifted priority away from family planning programs in Latin America. Now women's advocacy groups are trying to bring attention back to their region.

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Global Gag Rule Poses Moral Challenge for U.S. HIV Funding

By Marjorie Signer, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

June 23, 2008 - 7:00am

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Faith-based organizations representing a broad spectrum of religions call on our government to reauthorize PEPFAR without ideological restrictions on funding.

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