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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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 ...
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Anti-Aids programme in peril after US finds nurses in Mozambique provided abortions
Funding for PEPFAR was extended for one year in March. Officials warn that millions of lives would be at risk if the program is not extended further. The State Department says PEPFAR, through ...
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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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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 ...
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.