Washington Memo
President’s Budget Prioritizes International Family Planning
April 10, 2013 President’s Budget Request Continues to Prioritize Family Planning and Reproductive Health President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget request for international family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) proposes an important increase above the funding level just approved by … Continue reading
Cuts and Consequences for International Family Planning
Cuts and Consequences: What Sequestration Might Mean for International Family Planning Assistance One week from today—unless Congress and the President reach a deal to avoid it—an across-the-board cut in federal spending will cause international family planning and reproductive health programs … Continue reading
New PEPFAR Blueprint: Civil Society Essential to Achieving AIDS-Free Generation
December 07, 2012 New PEPFAR Blueprint: Civil Society Essential to Achieving AIDS-Free Generation Last week the U.S. government released the PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-Free Generation, which puts forward a bold vision to save lives and achieve an AIDS-free generation. … Continue reading
Election Outcome: What Family Planning Advocates Have To Be Thankful For
In this Thanksgiving season, supporters of international family planning programs have one thing to be truly thankful for—the 2012 election outcome. With the re-election of President Obama, advocates look forward to four more years of prioritized funding for overseas family … Continue reading
PEPFAR Takes Contraception Off the Table
The recently released Fiscal Year 2013 Country Operational Plan (COP) Guidance states in no uncertain terms that “PEPFAR funds may not be used to purchase family planning commodities” (page 52). As they have since the beginning of the program, PEPFAR … Continue reading
Senate Defends Family Planning
Just before Memorial Day, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee approved diametrically opposed versions of a foreign assistance spending bill when it comes to the international family planning and reproductive health programs of the U.S. government. The House committee-approved bill … Continue reading
Global War On Women Starts Again
Earlier this afternoon, the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee voted to perpetuate the global war on women, approving a bill that includes dangerous cuts to international family planning, reimposes the Global Gag Rule, and bans funding to the United Nations Population … Continue reading
President’s Budget Request Restores International Family Planning Funding
President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget request for international family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) proposes a very welcomed restoration of funding. This will help recover some of the millions of dollars cut by congressional contraceptive critics over the last … Continue reading
Omnibus Spares International Family Planning from Cuts and Riders
President Obama is expected to sign by the end of this week a $915 billion “megabus” spending package for fiscal year 2012 (H.R. 2055), encompassing nine appropriations bills, including State Department and foreign operations which funds international family planning and … Continue reading
Senate Victory Sets Up Showdown with House over Family Planning
The Senate Appropriations Committee today launched a counter-offensive against the House Republicans’ global war on women. Family planning champions, led by Subcommittee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT), adopted a Lautenberg amendment to legislatively block a re-imposition of the anti-family planning Global Gag … Continue reading