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UN Agencies Increase Funding to Embattled Planned Parenthood
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UN Agencies Increase Funding to Embattled Planned Parenthood

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by on Jul 09, 2011 in Featured, Life Issues & Bioethics
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UN agencies have stepped up funding of International Planned Parenthood Federation despite an economic downturn and increasing government reticence to fund the organization over abortion.  Although governments have reduced or eliminated funding of Planned Parenthood, UN agencies are still filling IPPF coffers with grants. In 2010, UNFPA increased its contribution to over $1.6 million.  The […]

Abortion Prominent in Agenda for UN Population Commission
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Abortion Prominent in Agenda for UN Population Commission

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by on Apr 05, 2011 in Featured, Life Issues & Bioethics
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Abortion, family planning, and sexual education will be vigorously debated in the upcoming UN Commission on Population and Development. The theme of this year’s commission is “Fertility, Reproductive Health and Development.” The initial draft of this year’s outcome document was released last week and as expected, the text is rife with references to sexual and […]