May 24, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 2 Dear Friend and Colleague: Contrary to claims made by the UNFPA that China’s government is ready to implement a “kinder, gentler” one-child policy, officials in China’s communist government state that measures are being taken to make the policy more
May 17, 1999 Volume 1/ Number China, the UNFPA, and ‘Reproductive Rights’ Zhu Qingping begged not to be sent back to China. Eight months pregnant with her second child, she was certain that she would be aborted upon arrival. Let her remain in the immigration
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 23 passed a resolution urging the U.N. to respect the rights of individuals and families in population control programs, including those administered by the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA). The resolution, modeled upon the Tiahrt Amendment signed into law
The bombing of Serbia and the ensuing refugee crisis in Kosovo make up the first crisis to capture world attention since the approval of a controversial United Nations protocol entitled Reproductive Health in Refugee Situations. This crisis presents the first opportunity for the UN to
Developing Nations Take Stand on Reproductive Health The five year review of the Cairo Conference on Population and Development chugs slowly and painfully toward an uncertain conclusion. Convened to review the implementation of the 1994 Cairo Program of Action, this process has been bogged down
Recent reports of Sen. Jesse Helms’ (R-NC) block of funds for family planning programs carried out by voodoo “priests” in Haiti demonstrate the sharp agenda differences between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which approves the
Zhu Qingping begged not to be sent E back to China. Eight months pregnant with her second child, she was certain that she would be aborted upon arrival. Let her remain in the immigration detention camp at Port Hedland, Australia, until she gave birth, she
Readers of the 1999 Social Security Trustees report should not be led astray by the rosy news that the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Income Trust Funds had experienced “improvement in [their] financial condition … the result of continued strong economic growth resulting in reduced
Norplant No Longer Available in United Kingdom The hormonal contraceptive implant Norplant will no longer be available in the United Kingdom as of October. Norplant’s distributors Hoechst Marion Roussel cite the lack of demand for the drug delivery system as the reason for withdrawing the
The actions of the UNFPA in Kosovo I sparked immediate outrage from numerous organizations and human rights advocates, and for good reason. By all accounts, the UNFPA assessment of basic needs adds insult to the injury of a persecuted race. A Serbian-inflicted genocide drove these
May 24, 1999 Volume 1/ Number 2 Dear Friend and Colleague: Contrary to claims made by the UNFPA that China’s government is ready to implement a
May 17, 1999 Volume 1/ Number China, the UNFPA, and ‘Reproductive Rights’ Zhu Qingping begged not to be sent back to China. Eight months pregnant
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 23 passed a resolution urging the U.N. to respect the rights of individuals and families in population control
The bombing of Serbia and the ensuing refugee crisis in Kosovo make up the first crisis to capture world attention since the approval of a
Developing Nations Take Stand on Reproductive Health The five year review of the Cairo Conference on Population and Development chugs slowly and painfully toward an
Recent reports of Sen. Jesse Helms’ (R-NC) block of funds for family planning programs carried out by voodoo “priests” in Haiti demonstrate the sharp agenda
Zhu Qingping begged not to be sent E back to China. Eight months pregnant with her second child, she was certain that she would be
Readers of the 1999 Social Security Trustees report should not be led astray by the rosy news that the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Income
Norplant No Longer Available in United Kingdom The hormonal contraceptive implant Norplant will no longer be available in the United Kingdom as of October. Norplant’s
The actions of the UNFPA in Kosovo I sparked immediate outrage from numerous organizations and human rights advocates, and for good reason. By all accounts,
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