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Another Blow Against Women -- House Appropriations Committee Votes to Defund UNFPA

Valerie DeFillipo | Posted 05.17.2012

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Valerie DeFillipo

Reproductive rights are human rights, but apparently not in the minds of House Appropriators.

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What Women Really Want for Valentine's Day

Robert Engelman | Posted 04.14.2012

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Robert Engelman

Access to family planning and other reproductive health services safeguard the lives of women and their children and promote families that are emotionally and economically healthy.

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World Population To Reach 7 Billion On Halloween

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.24.2011

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You should expect more than ghosts, spirits and candy when Halloween arrives this year. On October 31, 2011, the world will welcome its seven billiont...

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Abortion Didn't Matter in the Last Election? Take a Look at Congress Now

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jason Salzman

The GOP, and allied pundits, liked to say that the election wasn't about abortion.

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Women Deliver 2010: A Second Chance for the World to Deliver for Women

Nandini Oomman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nandini Oomman

The renewed energy and level of commitment to maternal and child health is exhilarating, inspiring, and absolutely essential for the world to move forward and faster on reducing maternal and child deaths.

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International Women's Day: The Enormous Benefits of Investing in Family Planning and Pregnancy Related Care

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sharon L. Camp

This year International Women's Day coincides with the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic...

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Put Women's Health Back in the Picture

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meghan Rhoad

The Global Gag Rule withheld critical funds from organizations abroad which provided legal, voluntary abortions, counseled women about abortion, and engaged in advocacy for abortion rights.

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