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[Marcy Bloom]

 [news] Wolfowitz promotes new World Bank policies on reproductive health



Concerns regarding Paul Wolfowitz's leadership at the World Bank have
received much media attention.  But what is even more shocking is the
controversy surrounding the Bank's policies on sexual and reproductive
health.  World Bank Managing Director, Juan Jose Daboub, recently ordered
the removal of all mentions of "family planning" and "contraception" from
the Bank's Health, Nutrition and Population Strategy.  Daboub, a recent
appointee of Wolfowitz, comes from El Salvador where he was linked to
ultraconservative groups. 

Wolfowitz claims these decisions do not indicate a change in long- standing
Bank policy supporting family planning as a key tool for development, but
they do indicate gross mismanagement and have spurred an overwhelming lack
of confidence in Wolfowitz's ability to lead the Bank. 

Help us hold the World Bank accountable!  HYPERLINK
"http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/protect_familyplanning/kwsx6n2
lx7ween?"Write a Letter to the Editor at your local newspaper expressing
your concern. We must act now to protect the vital role of reproductive
health in reducing maternal mortality and improving the lives of women and
children. 

HYPERLINK
"http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/protect_familyplanning/kwsx6n2
lx7ween?"Click here to send a Letter to the Editor to your local newspaper. 

Thank you for your urgent support!

Carmen Barroso
Regional Director
International Planned Parenthood Federation/
Western Hemisphere Region 

 

For more information read: HYPERLINK
"http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/ct/8paYpg11fYIp/"World Bank faces
questions on AIDS policy and HYPERLINK
"http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/ct/i1aYpg11fYIP/"Leak prompts fear over
World Bank health policies

 


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