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Time to cut the string on the global reproductive health yo-yo

Time to cut the string on the global reproductive health yo-yo Dawn Laguens, opinion contributor © Istock Time to cut the string on the global reproductive health yo-yo Global advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights had a lot to celebrate during the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration. The list includes repeal of the global gag rule, disavowal of the Trump administration s anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ Geneva Consensus Declaration, and restoration of funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Our movement has been here before, however. You don t have to look far into the past to understand just how precarious these early wins can be. Depending on the administration in the White House, every four to eight years there is a yo-yo effect on global reproductive health and rights - a yo-yo that has long-lasting and devastating consequences for people across the world whose health can and should be improved with U.S. support

UK accused of Trump tactics after devastating £131m cut to family planning aid

URL copied to clipboard The UK government has been accused of “using tactics reminiscent of the Trump era” after cutting millions in aid for family planning. Boris Johnson’s government is set to slash its commitment to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) by 85% – from an expected contribution of £154m to just £23m – in an enormous blow for women and girls in the poorest countries where health services have already been decimated by COVID-19. News of the cuts, which were announced earlier this week, has left aid leaders seething. “By breaking its manifesto commitments with tactics reminiscent of the Trump era, the UK government will undo years of progress and investment,” Alvaro Bermejo, the director general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

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