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USAID

International Aid, Made Local

By Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

September 15, 2009 - 6:50am

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By using the peer-to-peer model, the Minnesota International Health Volunteers program avoids, or at least reduces, public health obstacles that arise when there’s a culture clash.


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CQ: Paul Farmer "Out of Running" for Top Post at USAID

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

August 5, 2009 - 1:58pm

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CQ's Adam Graham-Silverman citing Hill aides and people in the foreign aid community, reports today that Dr. Paul Farmer, recently considered as the most likely nominee to head the United States Agency for International Development, is no longer in the running for the job.

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Philippines Government Pursues Feeble Family Planning Strategy

By Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

May 12, 2009 - 10:09am

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The Philippines government is championing a form of family planning used by only one percent of women interested in planning their families.


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Pro-Choice Progress: A Primer on President Obama's First 100 Days

Reader diary posted by Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America

April 29, 2009 - 10:11am

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This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post. As the political leader of the pro-choice movement, NARAL Pro-Choice America mark's President Obama's 100 day milestone as yet another reminder of how electing leaders who support the fundamental American values of freedom and privacy does make a difference in the lives of women and their families.


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America's Uneasy Relationship With Contraception

By Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

April 8, 2009 - 9:08am

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Colorado's Senate Bill 225 reminds us that there is still a great deal of hostility toward birth control in this country, and one of the most glaring examples of this hostility is in the United States’ international policy.


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Anti-Contraception Crew Still at Work at HHS

By Cristina Page, Moderator, OnCommonGround

February 13, 2009 - 8:00am

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The goal of a Georgetown University study is to integrate "natural family planning" into the contraceptive services offered by Title X recipients. That sends warning signs flashing.

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Still Cleaning Up: White House Replaces USAID Administrator Kent Hill

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

January 27, 2009 - 10:03am

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White House starts to clean house at USAID; "faith-based" administrator Kent Hill gets the boot.

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International Leaders Oppose USAID Move to Restrict Contraceptive Access in African Countries

By Emily Douglas

October 23, 2008 - 3:49pm

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International sexual and reproductive health and rights leaders today spoke out against the Bush administration's directive to African governments to refuse to provide contraceptive supplies to clinics run by Marie Stopes International, the international family planning provider.

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Roundup: Gloucester OKs Contraceptives, Is Bush Really 'Pro-Life'?

By Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

October 9, 2008 - 10:32am

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Gloucester High to provide contraception for students; How is Bush's decision to cut off contraception for African women 'pro-life'?; Amy Schalet has a question for Sarah Palin; European court may, or may not, rule on choice; Tiffany Campbell makes powerful case against South Dakota abortion ban; Maine Senate candidates answer question on Roe.

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