Guttmacher Institute: Guttmacher-Lancet Commission Proposes a Bold, New Agenda for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights “Today, the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights — a collaboration of global health, development, and human rights experts from around the world — called on national governments, international agencies, donors,…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark: The Danish Government Donates 60 mill. DKK to Partnerships that Promote Women’s Access to Contraception in Connection with Distribution of Food Aid “Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tørnæs, has signed a Letter of Intent regarding a Danish donation of 60 million DKK to the…

Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. Government and International Family Planning & Reproductive Health: Statutory Requirements and Policies This updated fact sheet summarizes the major statutory requirements and policies pertaining to U.S. global family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) efforts over time and identifies those currently in effect. These laws and policies collectively…

New York Times: The New Era of Abstinence Editorial Board “The administration of Donald Trump … is promoting abstinence with a zeal perhaps never before seen from the federal government. … The administration’s approach defies all common sense. There is no good evidence that abstinence-only education prevents or delays young…

Inter Press Service: Protecting the Health & Rights of People on the Move Natalia Kanem, U.N. under secretary general and executive director of UNFPA “…We all have an interest — and obligation — to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people — women and…

Seacoast Online: Letter to the editor: It’s time to permanently repeal the Global Gag Rule Mindi Messmer, Democratic candidate for New Hampshire’s First Congressional District “…Autonomy for reproductive planning and health care are essential to women’s economic empowerment and gender equality. The effectiveness of public health policies like the [Mexico…

Kaiser Family Foundation/Center for Global Development: The USG International Family Planning Landscape: Defining Approaches to Address Uncertainties in Funding and Programming — Discussion Summary This brief summarizes a discussion held in January 2018 to discuss international family planning efforts in the context of funding and policy uncertainty. Convened by the…

NPR: Kenyan Clinic Rejects Trump Abortion Policy, Loses $2 Million In U.S. Aid “…FHOK [Family Health Options Kenya, Kenya’s oldest provider of sexual and reproductive health services] disagreed with the terms of the ‘Mexico City’ policy, which has been reinstated by every Republican president since Ronald Reagan first issued it.…

Devex: Opinion: The long road to addressing sexual and reproductive health needs of Rohingya refugees Sandra Krause, reproductive health program director at the Women’s Refugee Commission “…[T]here has been a tremendous effort on the part of [Bangladesh’s] national government, U.N. agencies, and both national and international nongovernmental organizations to address…

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