Guttmacher Uses Faulty Data to Push Abortion in Uganda

By Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

NEW YORK, February 22 (C-FAM) A new Guttmacher Institute report on Uganda recommends increased access to contraception and abortion as a way to improve women�s health and reduce unintended pregnancies. Yet the abortion advocacy group uses questionable data to push its priorities onto people who, it acknowledges, want children and reject abortion.

Guttmacher estimates that just over 54% of pregnancies in Uganda are unintended, and "[t]he high level of unintended pregnancy and the gap between actual and desired fertility in Uganda can be attributed largely to insufficient contraceptive use." According to 2006 data from the UN Statistics Division, the unmet need for contraception in Uganda is 38%. Read More

UN Commission Reinforces Role of Family for Development

By Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

NEW YORK, February 22 (C-FAM) Last week a UN commission that formulates social policies acknowledged the role of the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society, rejecting attempts by western nations to re-define the family.

The Commission on Social Development concluded its annual session by adopting a resolution observing the International Year of the Family in 2014 that highlights the importance of the family for social development. The resolution, sponsored by Qatar, invites UN member states and entities to "concerted actions to strengthen family-centered policies and programs as part of an integrated comprehensive approach to development." Read More