The Global Gag Rule in the Crosshairs: The Hearing Before Congress

On October 31, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a long-overdue hearing on the Gag Rule's impact on family planning and reproductive health efforts, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In the first hearing of its kind in over a decade, witnesses repeated a devastating truth: Women are dying because the Global Gag Rule is preventing them from getting the reproductive health care and supplies they desperately need to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The hearing was especially well-timed as President Bush threatens to make good on his promise to veto the entire Fiscal Year 2008 foreign assistance spending bill over a provision that exempts contraceptives from the Gag Rule's restrictions.

Viewpoint: The Global Gag Rule in the Crosshairs
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Watch Access Denied: U.S. Family Planning Restrictions in Zambia to learn more about the devastating effects of the Global Gag Rule

From London to Hyderabad: A Measure of Survival Goes Worldwide!

The last month has been a busy one for PAI as we took our latest report, A Measure of Survival: Calculating Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Risk, to three conferences—spanning the globe from London to India. Starting with the Women Deliver and Global Safe Abortion Conferences in London where the report received media attention and acclaim, PAI and A Measure of Survival moved on to the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health (APCRSH) in Hyderabad, India, where we shared the report with non-government organizations from throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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Viewpoint: A Measure of Survival: Where are Women at Highest Reproductive Risk?
What's Your Number? Reproductive Risk Index—Country Rankings
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New Interactive Database Brings The Shape of Things to Come to Life Online

The new Shape of Things to Come Interactive Database brings the findings of this landmark publication to life! With just a few mouse clicks you can compare population profiles of up to three countries at a time, view world age structure maps from the past, present and future and much more.

Explore the Shape of Things to Come Online Database
Download The Shape of Things to Come and its FactSheet
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Thank you!

As this holiday season of giving thanks and giving back is upon us, everyone at PAI would like to take a step back and thank those who help make our work possible. Every donation we receive supports our work not only financially, but also by expressing your passion for improving the lives of women and their families. Thanks to your support this year, PAI has been able to successfully launch the documentary Abstaining from Reality and our publications, The Shape of Things to Come and A Measure of Survival, as well as play an important role in the landmark votes on better access to reproductive health services to women and their families around the world.

On behalf of the women and families that we serve, the board and staff at PAI thank you for supporting our mission and believing in the work we do.

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