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Mark Hatfield: “I have recently expressed my concern for the harm done through the 85-percent cut in international voluntary family…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1996
I have recently expressed my concern for the harm done through the 85-percent cut in international voluntary family planning programs which is now law for this fiscal year. I wish to submit for the record a body of statistics which describe what is likely to happen in the aftermath of a 35-percent cut in voluntary family planning programs. Again, the cut in this fiscal year is 85 percent. These statistics represent the most conservative estimates of what a 35-percent cut would mean. In sum, we can expect nearly 2 million more abortions, and a minimum of 8,000 more women dying in pregnancy and childbirth. One need not be a professional demographer to calculate what this year's 85 percent cut will mean for families across the globe.
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Mark Hatfield
Oregon
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Addressing the impact of cuts to international voluntary family planning programs.

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