August 1, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 21 Dear Colleague: The Malthusian myth of overpopulation has taken many forms over the centuries. But the latest census data confirms that depopulation is the greater threat. That does not keep the Population Reference Bureau from twisting statistics to
July 22, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 20 Dear Colleague: Following the vote against the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Bush administration signaled it does not intend to fund UNFPA in 2004. During the floor debate, many Members of
July 16, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 19 Dear Colleague: The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday preserved and defended the Kemp-Kasten Amendment by a vote of 216-211. This is a major win for anyone who opposes coercive population control, and a major blow to the UNFPA
July 8, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 18 Dear Colleague: An official report of the Peruvian Congress, known as the AQV Report, charges that ex-President Alberto Fujimori implemented a nation-wide forced sterilization campaign with support and funding from USAID and UNFPA. The campaign adopted genocidal tactics
July 2, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 17 Dear Colleague: As evidence of the UN Population Fund’s complicity in coercive abortion and involuntary sterilization mounts, the embattled agency’s defenders are growing increasingly strident—and increasingly out of touch with reality. They claim that UNFPA did not help
Too Many Abortions in Russia The Russian government has passed a law restricting abortions in an attempt to raise the birth rate and save government money. At present, the health ministry spends approximately five percent of its annual budget paying for free abortions. The abortion
No Funds for Marie Stopes International The Bush administration announced that it was ending funding for an AIDS program for African and Asian refugees since one of the organizations involved in the program, Marie Stopes International, is a partner with UNFPA in China. UNFPA is
State of the World 2003 is the twentieth edition in a series from Worldwatch Institute. The Institute was founded in 1974 by Lester Brown, President 1974–2000, with help from the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation.1 The Worldwatch mission statement says: “By providing compelling, accessible, and fact-based analysis
Population control was not imposed on China by the West, as it was imposed on smaller, weaker countries, but that doesn’t absolve the West of all responsibility for the one-child policy and its attendant abuses. Not only did Western-funded organizations like the UNFPA, IPPF and
On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, by a vote of 216–211, the House adopted the Smith-Oberstar-Hyde amendment to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 2004–2005 (H.R.1950). This pro-life amendment struck out language intended to gut the Kemp-Kasten amendment in order to refund, and increase funding for,
August 1, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 21 Dear Colleague: The Malthusian myth of overpopulation has taken many forms over the centuries. But the latest census
July 22, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 20 Dear Colleague: Following the vote against the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives,
July 16, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 19 Dear Colleague: The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday preserved and defended the Kemp-Kasten Amendment by a vote of
July 8, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 18 Dear Colleague: An official report of the Peruvian Congress, known as the AQV Report, charges that ex-President Alberto
July 2, 2003 Volume 5/ Number 17 Dear Colleague: As evidence of the UN Population Fund’s complicity in coercive abortion and involuntary sterilization mounts, the
Too Many Abortions in Russia The Russian government has passed a law restricting abortions in an attempt to raise the birth rate and save government
No Funds for Marie Stopes International The Bush administration announced that it was ending funding for an AIDS program for African and Asian refugees since
State of the World 2003 is the twentieth edition in a series from Worldwatch Institute. The Institute was founded in 1974 by Lester Brown, President
Population control was not imposed on China by the West, as it was imposed on smaller, weaker countries, but that doesn’t absolve the West of
On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, by a vote of 216–211, the House adopted the Smith-Oberstar-Hyde amendment to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 2004–2005 (H.R.1950).