Topic » Family Planning
Family planning improves maternal health, reduces unintended pregnancies and abortions, prevents the spread of HIV/AIDS, and promotes responsible development and environmental sustainability. Around the world, 222 million women want to prevent pregnancy but need contraception. Meeting women's needs for family planning and maternal and child health care would prevent 54 million unintended pregnancies each year, resulting in 26 million fewer abortions and 79,000 fewer maternal deaths.
PAI works to secure greater support for international family planning and reproductive health programs. We track funding targets, document contraceptive shortages, and work with partners in developing countries to strengthen advocacy for their programs at home.
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Being Pro-Choice is About Much More Than Just the Right to Abortion Care
Originally published on RH Reality Check With the anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Jan. 22, the words “pro-choice” seem to be everywhere. You’ll hear them in impassioned speeches, and see them on colorful posters, on blogs and in tweets. And when you … Continue reading
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Weathering Change honored at 32nd Annual Global Media Awards
Why Population Matters, a new publication, explains how population is connected to other development issues such as maternal health, poverty, security and climate change. Continue reading
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PAI Thanks You and Bets Loretta Lynn Does Too
Over the holidays, my father and I were driving in his truck through Texas and heard Loretta Lynn sing The Pill on the radio.
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PAI Remembers Women on World AIDS Day
PAI joined the global community on December 1st to commemorate Worlds AIDS Day and draw attention to the important role of family planning in preventing the spread of HIV. PAI launched a new website - Tipping Point – to showcase The Integration Partnership (TIP) and … Continue reading
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PAI talks Integration at ICASA
PAI recently joined thousands of policymakers, advocates, health workers and activists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 16th annual International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). More than 22 million people are living with HIV in Africa; 60 … Continue reading
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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
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Aid Effectiveness Forum: What Does It Mean for Reproductive Health?
Aid effectiveness and government investments directly shape the amount and quality of funding for reproductive health.
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Fight AIDS with Family Planning
Originally posted on Care2 Working as a midwife in Mityana, Uganda, Miriam sees the same thing day after day. Women, many with several small children, come to the clinic asking for contraception so they can better plan and space births. And too … Continue reading
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Review of Polling on Family Planning
The November election took a toll on U.S. Congressional support for international family planning but PAI’s research shows that the new members are deeply out of touch with American voters. PAI conducted an election-night poll which found the majority of … Continue reading
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Statement on House Foreign Affairs Committee Markup by Craig Lasher, Director of U.S. Government Relations
For Immediate Release Republicans on the committee have shown their true colors by rejecting 10 amendments to allow U.S. funding for UNFPA’s life-saving work to continue. It is now clear they are not interested in preventing maternal death and disability … Continue reading