The Future of U.S. Government Involvement & Funding for Family Planning & Reproductive Health Programs in the Evolving U.S. Aid Architecture
March 25, 2008
Over the last two years, the architecture of U.S. foreign assistance has undergone an unprecedented restructuring. At the same time, a congressionally-mandated commission on poverty-focused development has issued its report; a Senate staff delegation has conducted an extensive overseas fact-finding mission; and numerous nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, and presidential campaigns have issued policy prescriptions on the future of U.S. foreign aid. In all of these efforts, insufficient attention has been paid to the implications of actual and proposed changes in the U.S. foreign assistance program to the future priority and funding of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) care overseas-highly successful and cost-effective programs that have received U.S. government funding since the 1960s.
Bush Touts HIV/AIDS Program in Africa; House Committee on Foreign Affairs Set to Consider Strong PEPFAR Bill; Minority Threatens to Derail Bill over Opposition to Family Planning
February 19, 2008
Washington, DC… President Bush is traveling around Africa this week, where he has been touting his HIV/AIDS program. While the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a historic effort to combat HIV, there are critical flaws in the program that Congress is poised to address. The arbitrary funding mandate on abstinence and be-faithful programs are tying the hands of programs on the ground and HIV-positive women are in need of the contraceptives that will allow them to plan the timing and spacing of their children.
Bush Slashes Funding for Women and Families Around the World
February 4, 2008
President Bush's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2009, released today, would dramatically cut funding for international family planning and sexual and reproductive health programs. The proposed funding level of $327 million represents a $134 million (or 29%) cut from current levels.
Tod Preston and Suzanne Ehlers Promoted to Vice President At Population Action International
January 17, 2008
To build on the success Population Action International (PAI) has experienced in reaching out to national elected officials and to international policymakers and advocates, its Public Policy/Strategic Initiatives department has been split into two distinctive divisions. Tod Preston has been promoted to Vice President for U.S. Government Relations and Suzanne Ehlers has been promoted to Vice President for International Advocacy. The creation of two distinct departments will help achieve a more intense focus and more robust knowledge base in both the domestic and global arenas, at a time of increasing interdependency and collaboration.
Why a New President May Slow Population Growth
Media Source: The Christian Science Monitor
January 14, 2008
If a Democratic president enters the White House about a year from now, some experts in family planning anticipate a boon for mankind: a greater effort by the United States government to restrain world population growth.
U.S. HIV/AIDS and Family Planning/Reproductive Health Assistance: A Growing Disparity Within PEPFAR Focus Countries
January 9, 2008
US FY 2008 Foreign Assistance "Endgame"
December 19, 2007
More than two months after the beginning of the new 2008 fiscal year, the White House and Congress have finally reached agreement on a massive FY 2008 omnibus spending bill.
Statement on the omnibus spending bill/contraceptives exemption
December 17, 2007
Statement by Amy Coen, President/CEO of Population Action International, on the omnibus spending bill that omits a provision that would have reduced the need for abortions in developing countries
Dr. Karen Hardee to Head Research Team at PAI
December 11, 2007
Dr. Karen Hardee, a social demographer for over 20 years, has joined Population Action International (PAI) as Vice President of Research. In that capacity, Dr. Hardee will lead an esteemed team of researchers in developing strong evidence-based advocacy on issues related to women's well being and global population in an effort to build a more just and prosperous world.
Abortion Complicates Congressional Debate Over Foreign Aid Bill
Media Source: The New York Times
December 9, 2007
Anti-abortion Democrats in Congress this year joined abortion rights supporters to pass a foreign aid spending bill that they all said would reduce abortions in poor countries. It would allow the federal government to donate contraceptives to foreign groups that provide family planning services abroad, including those that offer abortions or favor making them legal.
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