CURRENT FRIDAY FAX

Analysis: WHO Staff Report Calls for Legal Abortion in Developing World, Abortion Figures Inflated

Washington DC, February 3 (C-FAM) A widely publicized report in The Lancet medical journal calling for the legalization of abortion contained inflated numbers, flawed data collection and highly misleading language.

The recent article on “Induced Abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008” updates abortion estimates to show progress on improving mater…

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Population Control and Reproductive Rights Activists Sidelined in Rio+20 Debate

New York, February 3 (C-FAM) In preparation for what is arguably the most influential intergovernmental conference on sustainable development internationally, representatives from member states, UN agencies and civil society concluded three days of heated discussion over the most recent draft of a document that will serve as the guide for sustainable development practices globally. As it stands, the document makes no reference to population control or reproductive rights as necessary componen…

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