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Abortion | Hidden in UNFPA's annual report is an agenda to eliminate poor people, not help them | Alisa Harris

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Manual vacuum aspirators are hand-operated syringes used to suck out of the womb and kill tiny babies. With no electricity needed, they are particularly useful to abortionists in refugee camps and impoverished villages. Strict rules prohibit the New York--based United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) from promoting abortion as a form of family planning, but the organization nevertheless distributes the killing devices worldwide.

You wouldn't necessarily know that from UNFPA's annual report, released this month, which notes its 1,031 posts worldwide and its work in 154 countries promoting reproductive health, gender equality, and effective population policies. Its list of goals—to "ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect"—does not speak of abortion, although the implication is present: What happens when a pregnancy is not wanted?

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January 26, 2008, Vol. 23, No. 2

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