U.S. Ban On Contraceptives To Marie Stopes Clinics In Africa Will Lead To More Deaths, Abortions,...

by the Bush administration that U.S.-financed contraceptive supplies no longer can be distributed by six African countries through the British aid organization Marie Stopes International is the "latest bout of reproductive health madness," according to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. He argues that the policy decision by USAID has created the "paradox of a 'pro-life' administration adopting a policy" that will result in "tens of thousands of additional abortions each year -- along with more women dying in childbirth." According to Kristof, the Bush administration cut off the contraceptives to Marie Stopes because of the group's work with the United Nations Population Fund in China. Although China's one-child policy sometimes includes forced abortions, UNFPA has been the "most powerful force in moderating China's... [read full story]