Top Senate Republican says PEPFAR program in jeopardy
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, said Thursday the global AIDS-fighting program ...
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PEPFAR's Future Threatened by Abortion Controversy
A U.S. aid program, PEPFAR, faces potential jeopardy following a controversy involving abortions performed by nurses in Mozambique. The program, critical in combating HIV/AIDS, has come under scrutiny ...
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Anti-AIDS programme in peril after US finds nurses in Mozambique provided abortions
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The flagship U.S. aid programme on HIV/AIDS is in jeopardy, a senior Republican warned yesterday, after U.S. officials said four nurses in Mozambique performed ...
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AIDS Relief Program ‘In Jeopardy,’ Lawmaker Says, Citing Misuse Of Funds
Republican Sen. Jim Risch says PEPFAR money paid for abortions in Mozambique. Although the CDC acknowledged money was used to pay abortion providers who weren't aware of the restrictions, it says the ...
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Controversy Surrounds Lifesaving U.S. HIV/AIDS Program
The U.S. HIV/AIDS aid program, PEPFAR, faces scrutiny after reports of illegal abortions by nurses in Mozambique. Despite legal abortion there, PEPFAR's rules against U.S. funds for abortions have ...
Health programs on the GOP chopping block
A PEPFAR PLEA — America’s largest global health program that fights HIV in the developing world expires in two months, and ...
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Sen. James Risch holding $1B in PEPFAR funding
In addition to freezing the funding, Sen. Risch has asked for an investigation into whether PEPFAR is supporting abortions.