House bill shortchanges basic family planning & health services, leaving women vulnerable to preventable diseases & weakening their ability to achieve econ stability for themselves & families. Particularly egregious is expansion of GGR to ALL global health assistance.
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In closing, my amend doesnt change long-standing prohibition on funding for abortions. It simply allows aid recipients the ability to use their own resources, within the legal constraints of their countries, as they deem necessary to best serve men, women, and children in need.
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This destructive policy endangers our most successful global health programs. While we are just beginning to learn the impact of the expanded policy, the alarm bells are already ringing.
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We cannot, under any circumstance, allow this policy to be codified into law, as it will hit the most vulnerable the hardest, including those who are unable to access services due to stigma, poverty, violence, or HIV status.
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The House majority rejected my amendment to strike the expanded Global Gag Rule as well as the ban on funding for the United Nations Population Fund. Democrats will keep fighting to best serve men, women, and children in need!
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Thanks for supporting women’s health! You’ve also done great work for funding to treat tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer worldwide. House-Senate diff of $27 million could save over 19,000 people with drug-susceptible TB. Pls stand strong in conference committee!
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