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The abortion ban in U.S. foreign assistance: How U.S. policy obstructs efforts to save women's lives and fulfill women's human rights

June 10, 2009

Ipas

Laws and Policies. Abortion. Reproductive Health. Human Rights.

2009

The Helms Amendment harms efforts to make abortion safe, denies health-care providers access to lifesaving equipment and censors information, making the world's poorest women victims of U.S. foreign policy. Action is needed to repeal Helms and protect women's health and lives.

The abortion ban in U.S. foreign assistance: How U.S. policy obstructs efforts to save women's lives and fulfill women's human rights

English

HELMS-E09

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