Foreign Policy Debate 2008
By Craig Lasher, Population Action International (PAI) September 29, 2008 - 7:00am
On the global gag rule, on funding for UNFPA, and on PEFPAR -- who holds the office of the Presidency makes the critical difference.
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By IWHC, International Women's Health Coalition September 26, 2008 - 7:00am
The staff of the International Women's Health Coalition pens a letter to our future president with concrete ideas for how to reverse the current harmful policies that do nothing to end violence, stop needless deaths from pregnancy and childbirth or prevent HIV.
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By Anika Rahman, Americans for UNFPA September 26, 2008 - 7:00am
Americans view U.S. assistance for global women's heath programs as important, but not necessary to our own interests but these issues must form a core part of our foreign policy as much as oil, war and trade. The next administration can change that.
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A new US presidential administration can revitalize support for UNFPA and reorient USAID, which will go a long way in creating more breathing space for local reproductive health advocacy in the Philippines.
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U.S. support for an Inter-American Convention on Sexual and Reproductive Rights would restore America's leadership role in promoting women's health abroad.
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By Serra Sippel, Center for Health and Gender Equity September 24, 2008 - 7:00am
In the upcoming presidential debate on foreign policy issues, will candidates be asked to address sexual and reproductive health and human rights of women as a critical component to our nation's foreign policy?
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By Amie Newman, Managing Editor September 24, 2008 - 3:00am
We all arrive through pregnancy. You'd think with this kind of reputation, prioritizing maternal health might be a no-brainer for governments. What about the United States? Will our presidential candidates address the plight of mothers worldwide in the first debate?
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