Contraceptives

Press Release 2007: Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote on Bill that Overturns Destructive Global Health Policies on Contraceptives and HIV/AIDS

Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote on Bill that Overturns Destructive Global Health Policies on Contraceptives and HIV/AIDS; President Has Threatened a Veto. [Read more]

Press Release 2006: PAI Instrumental in Introduction of Contraceptive Supply Bill

After intensive efforts to educate members of Congress about one of the most egregious unintended consequences of the Global Gag Rule, Population Action International (PAI) applauds the introduction of a bill to address the denial of contraceptives and condoms to couples who wish to use them. [Read more]

Mr. President: Read the Bill!

Members of Congress head back to their districts this month with the threat of a Presidential veto of the 2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill casting a dark cloud over the good work they’ve done. Why a possible veto? It’s all because of a provision that exempts U.S.-donated contraceptives and condoms from the restrictions of the Global Gag Rule. [Read more]

Press Release 2007: Statement on the omnibus spending bill/contraceptives exemption

Statement by Amy Coen, President/CEO of Population Action International, on the omnibus spending bill that omits a provision that would have reduced the need for abortions in developing countries. [Read more]

Condoms Count - Meeting the Need in the Era of HIV-AIDS

Overall donor support for condoms has stalled over the past few years, despite 4.1 million new HIV infections occurring each year, according to the recent Condoms Count: 2006 Update by Population Action International (PAI). With this update, PAI continues its effort to address the shortfalls of reproductive health supplies in many developing countries and to assess the world's progress towards achieving the reproductive health goals adopted by the international community. [Read more.]

Mapping Supplies: Are Contraceptives Going Where They Are Most Needed?

In this era of tight financial resources for international family planning – as evidenced by the recent budget cuts proposed by President Bush in the United States – are the world’s donated contraceptives reaching the women and men who need them most? [Read more.]

Blog—Mind the Gap: Contraceptive Stockouts in Zambia

Our car has absolutely no business driving this rocky (small boulders, really) dirt/mud road—loaded down with four passengers, no less. A sagging bridge up ahead taunts us to attempt the crossing. But we make it across in order to reach the Palabana district rural health center, surrounded by fields of corn and pumpkins, with a few tethered goats thrown in for good measure. [Read more.]

Contraceptive Use Helps Reduce the Incidence of Abortion

Nearly 80 million unintended pregnancies occur worldwide every year. More than half of these pregnancies end in abortion, often in countries where abortion is illegal and access to contraception is limited. Access to voluntary family planning services, including contraception, is essential in helping to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and, consequently, the incidence of abortion. [Read more.]