Letter to State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Conferees regarding the Fiscal-Year 2008 Budget for Bilateral Family Planning and Reproductive Health, dated November 8, 2007

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• Gender Issues
• Prevention and Sexual Health
• Racial Justice
• International
• Reproductive Health and Rights
• Women/Women's Advocacy Resource Connection

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Over 50 diverse non-profit organizations including the Center for HIV Law and Policy, HIV/AIDS service organizations, reproductive rights advocates, womens and other policy organizations and religious groups together submitted a letter to the members of the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Conference Committee, asking that they maintain the Senate-approved $461 million funding level for bilateral family planning and reproductive health programs and urging them to also adopt the $40 million contribution for the United Nations Population Fund as recommended by the House of Representatives. The United States has fallen behind on its efforts to improve global health when adjusted for inflation, current U.S. funding is 41% below FY 1995, yet since that time the number of women of reproductive age in the developing world has increased by approximately 275 million women. These women and men lack access to basic reproductive health care such as contraception (reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies and, therefore, reducing the number of abortions), prenatal and pediatric care, and HIV prevention services and testing. Given the steep funding reductions that have taken place over the last decade, the minimal but critical increase called for by the Senate is warranted  

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2007-November-08