The Helms Amendment Hurts And It Needs To Go
The Helms amendment is an amendment to the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act which states that U.S. government foreign assistance funds cannot be used for “the performance of abortion as a method of family planning.” The Helms amendment undermines U.S. efforts to improve maternal health and mortality by denying access to abortion services. Anu Kumar, President and CEO of IPAS, talks to us about how dangerous this 47-year-old amendment really is and why it has to go. For more information check out Babes in Bookland: https://womensmemoirpodcast.com/Support the showFollow Us on Social: Twitter…
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