| Nearly 1/2 of all births in Wisconsin were paid for by the state's Medicaid program in 2005 |
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| | | | The Prevention First Act of 2005 is an omnibus family planning initiative that expands access to preventative health care services and education programs to help reduce unintended pregnancy, prevent the spread of infection with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and reduce the need for abortion. |
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| | | | UNFPA is the only multilateral agency dedicated to providing family planning and reproductive health care services worldwide. The Bush administration has withheld funding to the organization for the past three years by alleging that the agency, with its relief efforts in China, is violating "Kemp-Kasten," a vaguely-worded U.S. law that prohibits U.S. funding of coercive abortion and forced sterilization. In actuality, UNFPA does the opposite — it is working with the Chinese government to eliminate coercive practices and to promote voluntary family planning and birth control methods. This has been confirmed by several groups sent to monitor the situation, including a fact-finding team hand-picked by the Bush administration. |
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| | | In the Senate, S. 1197, sponsored by Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Joe Biden (D-Del.), continues services and programs for violence survivors and includes some enhancements. It helps safeguard abused women's jobs; includes measures for victims of trafficking; expands duration of T-visas for battered immigrant women and establishes a new tribal Deputy Director in the Office on Violence Against Women, to name a few. Proposed Funding over 5 years: $3.947 billion.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings in July and VAWA 2005 could come to the Senate floor for a vote any time after Labor Day. The more sponsors it has, the more likely that it will reach the floor and be passed without weakening amendments or funding cuts. |
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