Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Caroline Lucas (Green Party), on Wednesday, 25 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 32 members in total.

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INTERNATIONAL FUND TO FINANCE ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL AND ABORTION

That this House welcomes the decision of the Dutch Government to launch an international fund to finance access to birth control and abortion in the global south; notes that this initiative is in response to the deeply regrettable reinstatement by President Trump of the so-called global gag rule, banning international non-governmental organisations that received US funding from providing abortion services or information; further notes that the World Health Organisation estimates that 22 million women experience unsafe abortions every year, the vast majority in countries where abortion rights are restricted by law; notes that such unsafe abortions are a major cause of maternal mortality, killing more than 45,000 women every year; further welcomes the Government's commitment to Sustainable Development Goal Target 5.6 of ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights; and calls on the Government to work closely with the Dutch Government to maximise contributions to the fund by governments, businesses and civil society organisations.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

881 

Session

2016-17

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alex Salmond

Kate Green

Liz Saville Roberts

Sarah Olney

Subjects

Health services

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk