Support the Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights Act
Cosponsor the Support UNFPA Funding Act
For four decades, anti-choice politicians in the U.S. Congress and White House have attempted to restrict or eliminate funding for UNFPA, the United Nation’s sexual and reproductive health agency. From 2017 to 2021, the Trump administration withheld all funding to UNFPA, a decision that was reversed as one of the first acts of the Biden administration. In February 2025, the Trump administration terminated all funding agreements with the agency.
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights, including critical maternal health care, provision of modern contraception, neonatal and postnatal care, and protection from violence, rape, child marriage, and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Prior to this administration, that number represented three times the number of countries the U.S. supported through its bilateral family planning and reproductive health programs. This administration has terminated virtually all funding agreements for bilateral programs, and UNFPA’s operates in many contexts where the U.S. does not or cannot directly engage, such as Afghanistan.
Without the support of UNFPA, women will be forced to give birth in crisis zones without medicines, supplies, or midwives. Survivors of sexual violence will go without medical care or mental health support. Girls will not have opportunities to avoid marrying as children or FGM/C.
Investing in UNFPA is a force multiplier. It extends the reach of U.S. funds; complements U.S. family planning and reproductive health programs; decreases maternal and child mortality, rates of child marriage and FGM/C; and expands access to voluntary family planning.
Congress must reaffirm the U.S. partnership with UNFPA by passing the Support UNFPA Funding Act.
We urge you to prioritize the health and rights of women, girls and their communities by cosponsoring
the Support UNFPA Funding Act. This bill:
- Authorizes funding for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support the work of UNFPA, including ending maternal deaths, gender-based violence, and harmful practices; addressing unmet need for family planning; and supporting U.S. national security and humanitarian efforts;
- Establishes that determining “freely, whether, when and with whom to have children” is a human right and policy of the United States, and that this includes the ability to attain high-quality sexual and reproductive health care;
- Recognizes access to contraception and reproductive health care as necessary for advancing the status of women.
To cosponsor the Support UNFPA Funding Act, please contact the office of Senator Shaheen (D-NH) and/or Representative Houlahan (D-PA).
