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HR 3654 99th Congress House International Affairs Abortion, Birth Control, and Family Planning American economic assistance Family planning and birth control Population policy

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that support by the Agency for International Development for family planning service programs be based on the fundamental principles of voluntarism and informed choice.

Introduced: October 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Oct 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 30, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide that funds made available for family planning programs may only be used for programs: (1) in which there is not any element of coercion of individuals to practice family planning or to accept any particular method of contraception; (2) which include an accurate description of the effectiveness and risks of all major methods of family planning; and (3) which include an agreement to provide either other family planning methods if requested or referral to programs offering other methods as appropriate.

What's happening now October 30, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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