A member of the PRI Review staff recently interviewed Dr. Blanca Neira of Ceprofarena, a pro-life organization in Lima, Peru. Review: Dr. Neira, What is the political climate like in Peru since the resignation of President Fujimori? Neira: The political climate in Peru is not
Marina, a Guatemalan Indian, went to Aprofam at the suggestion of her sister-in-law. After a ten-minute interview in which no medical questions were asked, Marina was given “the shot” No one told her the pros and cons of using Depo-Provera, other than that it only
One reason for the Peruvian Ministry of Health’s (MOH) chronic mistreatment of women in family planning programs is that abused women have little or no effective recourse. Rocio Villanueva Flores, an official with the Defensaria del Pueblo (the Peruvian ombudsman) and who specializes in women’s
[Editor’s note: In January of 1998, David Morrison made his first trip to Peru to investigate that country ’s coercive sterilization campaign. Despite promises made by USAID) and the Peruvian government that the abuses he found would be curbed, reports from Peru suggested otherwise. On
At last the Peruvian government’s brutal campaign to force poor mothers into dangerous, unsanitary and criminal medical procedures is drawing to a close. Sources in the (inappropriately) named Ministry of Health in Lima told reporters at the Peruvian paper La Republica that the sterilization campaign
When the first sterilization campaign arrived in their little town of La Legua, Peru, Celia Durand and her husband Jaime were unsure they wanted to participate. Although they had discussed Celia’s having the operation in the past, and had even researched its availability, they had
In Peru, Women Lose the Right to Choose More Children The Wall Street Journal February 27, 1998 When a government team held a “ligation festival” to register women for sterilization in La Legua, Peru, Celia Durand resisted. According to Mrs. Durand’s now-widowed husband, Jamie, the 31-year-old
Peruvian Sterilization Campaign to Continue; Population Group Condemns USAID Impotence For Immediate Release February 27, 1998 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 FALLS CHURCH, VA – Steven W. Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute (PRI) today condemned the Peruvian government for announcing, despite recent US
Population Group Praises End of Peruvian Sterilization; Urges Deeds Match Promises For Immediate Release February 26, 1998 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 FALLS CHURCH, VA – Steven W. Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute (PRI) today praised the Peruvian government for ending its coercive
Congressional Briefing February 23, 1998 Political Summary The Republic of Peru is divided into 24 departments and 1 constitutional province, with the capital held in Lima. The current republic is based upon the constitution of December 31, 1993, which allows for three branches of government:
A member of the PRI Review staff recently interviewed Dr. Blanca Neira of Ceprofarena, a pro-life organization in Lima, Peru. Review: Dr. Neira, What is
Marina, a Guatemalan Indian, went to Aprofam at the suggestion of her sister-in-law. After a ten-minute interview in which no medical questions were asked, Marina
One reason for the Peruvian Ministry of Health’s (MOH) chronic mistreatment of women in family planning programs is that abused women have little or no
[Editor’s note: In January of 1998, David Morrison made his first trip to Peru to investigate that country ’s coercive sterilization campaign. Despite promises made
At last the Peruvian government’s brutal campaign to force poor mothers into dangerous, unsanitary and criminal medical procedures is drawing to a close. Sources in
When the first sterilization campaign arrived in their little town of La Legua, Peru, Celia Durand and her husband Jaime were unsure they wanted to
In Peru, Women Lose the Right to Choose More Children The Wall Street Journal February 27, 1998 When a government team held a “ligation festival” to
Peruvian Sterilization Campaign to Continue; Population Group Condemns USAID Impotence For Immediate Release February 27, 1998 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 FALLS CHURCH, VA –
Population Group Praises End of Peruvian Sterilization; Urges Deeds Match Promises For Immediate Release February 26, 1998 Contact Scott Weinberg (540) 622-5240 FALLS CHURCH, VA
Congressional Briefing February 23, 1998 Political Summary The Republic of Peru is divided into 24 departments and 1 constitutional province, with the capital held in