Category Archives: UNFPA

The Catholic Version: Do pro-life policies reduce abortion? Or, Why Good Catholics can be Pro-Choice

Posted on April 28, 2004 by Ampersand

[This is the “Catholic version” of this post; it contextualizes my thoughts about abortion into the question of if Catholics can support pro-choice policies. The post above this one is the “non-Catholic version” of the same argument, for those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Elections and politics, UNFPA | 87 Comments

Bush Ideology Hurts Women Worldwide

Posted on April 21, 2004 by Ampersand

From IPS News Serivce: MONTREAL, Apr 20 (IPS) – U.S. President George W Bush can talk a good line on women’s issues but his performance is a flop, said U.S. groups Monday in a preview of this weekend’s March for … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, UNFPA | Comments Off on Bush Ideology Hurts Women Worldwide

More about UNFPA (Diotima on Gloria Steinem, part two)

Posted on February 18, 2004 by Ampersand

(This is the fourth post in an ongoing exchange; first Sara at Diotima posted this commentary regarding a Gloria Steinem interview, followed by my response, followed by Sara’s response. Phew.) Sara was bothered by the “nastiness” of my previous post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, UNFPA | 6 Comments

Diotima on Gloria Steinem

Posted on February 13, 2004 by Ampersand

I read Gloria Steinem’s interview in Buzzflash when it came out, but didn’t think it was especially fascinating; I didn’t even link to it from “Alas.” Then I read this entry at Diotima, in which Sara – one of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Feminism, sexism, etc, UNFPA | 22 Comments

Some stuff Ampersand is reading today

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Ampersand

First and foremost, go read Nathan Newman on the Minimum Wage: Why the Minimum Wage Beats EITC, the Popularity of Raising the Minimum Wage to $8 an Hour, How the Minimum Wage Increases Employment, Who Pays for the Minimum Wage?, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, Link farms, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, UNFPA | 5 Comments

A bit more on UNFPA, and on the Global Gag Rule

Posted on July 18, 2003 by Ampersand

* Excellent posts on the appalling UNFPA situation over at the Appalachia Alumni Association blog here and here, including info on how to donate to UNFPA. From an AAA post: UNFPA estimates that the loss of US funding will “result … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., UNFPA | Comments Off on A bit more on UNFPA, and on the Global Gag Rule

"Pro" life lies about the UN Population Fund

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Ampersand

The so-called “pro” lifers and Republicans in congress have succeeded in defunding the UN Population Fund (also called UNFPA). This move will, without any doubt, lead to more women and infants dying; how is favoring the deaths of women and … Continue reading →

Posted in UNFPA | 14 Comments

What the UN Population Fund Does

Posted on July 17, 2003 by Ampersand

There’s bound to be a lot of discussion of the UN Population Fund, which so-called “pro-life” Republicans in the US House of Representatives have just voted to defund. It might be useful to review what it is the Population Fund, … Continue reading →

Posted in UNFPA | 3 Comments