VOL. 23, No. 18, May 1, 2020
View this email in your browser [link removed] State Department Keeps Funding
WHO Office Despite President’s Order
Dear Colleague,
Some staff at the State Department have found a way to keep funding WHO’s regional office in Washington despite the President’s order to halt WHO funding. Last year the State Department defunded the Organization of American States (OAS) for promoting abortion in violation of the Siljander Amendment to U.S. foreign aid law. As I report [[link removed]] this week, PAHO, too, is in violation of the Siljander Amendment, whether it is viewed as part of the WHO, the Inter-American system, or an independent organization.
Stefano Gennarini, J.D., looks [[link removed]] at how some feminists are using the new processes during the UN’s shutdown to make sure abortion stays on the agenda.
Stay well. Spread the word.
Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D.
Editor
Subscribe to Friday Fax [[link removed]] State Department Keeps Funding WHO Regional Office that Violates U.S. Law.
by Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (C-Fam) Last week, the U.S. State Department decided to continue funding the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), while defunding its parent organization, the World Health Organization (WHO). PAHO’s promotion of abortion is at odds with Trump administration foreign policy, and it also violates the Siljander Amendment to U.S. foreign aid law which forbids U.S. funding being used to lobby for or against abortion. Read more >> [[link removed]]
How Feminists Are Keeping Abortion on the UN Agenda During COVID-19 Shutdown
by Stefano Gennarini, J.D.
NEW YORK, May 1 (C-Fam) Two competing draft resolutions emerged at the UN this week on the impact of COVID-19 on women. One of the main disputes in negotiations is over national prerogatives on abortion. Read more >> [[link removed]]
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