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Project Afghanistan: A Situation Report

August 14, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 19 Dear Colleague: PRI associates have been working in Afghanistan for the past few months, and have discovered that U.N. population control efforts threaten Afghan women, children and families, run roughshod over Afghan laws, and even undercut American basic

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USA Cuts UNFPA Funding

USA Cuts UNFPA Funding For Immediate Release July 22, 2002 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 WASHINGTON, DC — Population Research Institute President Steve Mosher today applauded the decision of the Bush administration to cut US funding for the UNFPA, pursuant to the Kemp-Kasten Amendment which

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Peru: UNFPA Supported Fujimori’s Forced Sterilization Campaigns

July 22, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 17 Dear Colleague: An independent congressional committee of the Peruvian government has charged that the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) supported the forced sterilization campaigns executed by former Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori. The report of the Peruvian congressional commission provides

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Child Abuse in Domestic Family Planning Programs

July 16, 2002 Volume 4/ Number 16 Dear Colleague: Funding for domestic family planning under Title X was $254 million for FY 2001. Much of this money goes towards providing contraception to teens and minors. Given the abuse, many lawmakers have called these programs into

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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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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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USA Cuts UNFPA Funding

USA Cuts UNFPA Funding For Immediate Release July 22, 2002 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 WASHINGTON, DC — Population Research Institute President Steve Mosher today

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