Once Upon a Time: The History of Republican Support for International Family Planning and Contraception
Cents and Sensibility: U.S. International Family Planning Assistance from 1965 to the Present
Despite representing a minuscule fraction of overall discretionary spending by the federal government—six one-hundredths of one percent (0.06%) in FY 2017—U.S. international FP/RH assistance has generated disproportionate political opposition from anti-contraception activists both inside and outside the U.S. government. At the same time, the program has delivered innumerable health, social, and economic benefits to women around the world.
