2002

Project Afghanistan: A Situation Report

In June of 2002, an Afghan-based non-governmental organization (NGO) began an aid assessment survey in Kabul, Afghanistan, and surrounding areas. The survey purpose was to determine the needs of the Afghan female population, especially regarding health care and reproductive health services. Approximately 150 women of

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President’s Page: Peru Sterilization Campaign

In January 1998, PRI sent researcher David Morrison to Peru to investigate reports that women were being forcibly sterilized. What he discovered was a nationwide campaign, aimed specifically at sterilizing poor and working class women, especially ethnic minorities. The program operated by sending mobile sterilization

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The Dangers of Manual Vacuum Aspiration

June 25, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 14 Dear Colleague: One of the most common methods of abortion in the developing world is Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA). Not only is this method of abortion immoral, it is extremely unsafe for women. Today, the international abortion movement

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Norplant Nightmare: An American Victim of Family Planning

June 18, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 13 Dear Colleague: Countless numbers of women overseas have been abused by family planning programs. But victims of family planning also abound in the U.S. Take the case of Norplant. Despite its sometimes extreme side effects, and the payment

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Group Letter Urges Bush to Invoke Kemp-Kasten

June 7, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 12 Dear Colleague: The U.S. State Department delegation to China is expected to release its report on UNFPA coercion soon. Pro-family groups—representing the views of millions of Americans—have signed the following letter to President Bush. If you would like

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U.S. Delegation to China: Another Whitewash in the Making

May 8, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 11 Dear Colleague: As a State Department delegation prepares to go to China to investigate UNFPA’s involvement in China’s coercive one-child policy, all those opposed to forced abortion need to let President Bush know: Enough whitewashes! Zero for UNFPA!

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An Address to the World’s Second Richest Man

May 6, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 10 Dear Colleague: This past Saturday I met Warren Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire-Hathaway, and the world’s second richest man, and delivered the following resolution to him and 10,000 Berkshire-Hathaway shareholders. Steven W. Mosher President An Address to the World’s Second

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UNFPA: A Runaway Agency

On February 27, 2002, Nicholas Eberstadt testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on why UNFPA should not be funded by the U.S. government. The transcript of his testimony follows. Madame Chairman, I thought that I might best use my time this afternoon

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UNFPA: A Runaway Agency

On February 27, 2002, Nicholas Eberstadt testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, on why UNFPA should not be funded by the U.S.

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