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Council of Europe Pushes Abortion as Part of Cairo Conference Anniversary

Posted on 03 October 2009

This week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will vote on a resolution that calls on European states to achieve "universal access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services" including "safe abortion" by 2015.

The report, "Fifteen Years…

Berlin UNFPA Conference Calls For More “Reproductive Rights” Advocacy

Posted on 07 September 2009

This week in Berlin, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the German government are hosting a meeting that brings together 400 "reproductive rights" activists from across the globe to discuss strategies to push "sexual and reproductive health and rights"…

Amnesty International Slams Nicaragua for Abortion Ban

Posted on 24 August 2009

Amnesty International is slamming yet another Latin American country for its pro-life laws. In a recently released report , Amnesty has called Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions a "cruel, inhuman disgrace" and charged that the new law has led to an…

Radical NGO Paints Abortionists as Human Rights Defenders

Posted on 17 August 2009

In a recently released report from the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), the advocacy group is appealing to the United Nations (UN) to formally recognize abortion-providers as "human rights defenders." In "Defending Human Rights," CRR presupposes that abortion is part of…

Radical Homosexual Group Targets CEDAW To Push “Gender Identity” Agenda

Posted on 10 August 2009

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) recently released a handbook for activists on how to use the United Nations committee, responsible for overseeing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), to introduce…

Governments Maintain IPPF Funding Despite Financial Crisis in 2008

Posted on 13 July 2009

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), the world’s foremost abortion provider, recently released its latest financial report which shows that the organization continues to receive the majority of its multi-million dollar budget from government grants and pay six figure salaries…

New UNFPA Annual Report Prioritizes “Reproductive Health”

Posted on 03 July 2009

Last week, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its annual report for 2008, highlighting the organization’s work on maternal health and its "continued efforts to ensure the universal access to reproductive health and the right of all people to decide…

UN Comes One Step Closer to Creating New Women’s Super Agency

Posted on 18 June 2009

At United Nations (UN) headquarters this week, member states moved another step closer to setting up a new women’s "super-agency." Last month, nations had pushed back when UN staff insisted governments approve a new office without providing details on its…

UN Population Awards Honor Former “Reproductive Rights” Advocates

Posted on 05 June 2009

This week, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) hosted its annual population award ceremony at the United Nations (UN) to honor an individual and an organization for “outstanding contribution” in the population field, including family planning and “reproductive rights” advocacy —…

Obama/Clinton Position on Family Planning and Abortion Violates Cairo Agreement

Posted on 05 May 2009

Last week at a United States (US) House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that there was a new administration in place with different values, beliefs and global agenda.  Nothing illustrated this rupture with previous US…

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