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Article: UN Presence in China Reduces Coercion in Family Planning, States New Report; Delegation Calls on Bush to Restore Funding to UN Agency

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November 19, 2003
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Nine religious leaders and ethicists, representing Muslim, Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant faiths, released a report today proving that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) promotes voluntary, high quality reproductive health care in China. Their report, The United Nations Population Fund in China: A Catalyst for Change, was delivered to President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell to refute claims made by right wing religious groups that UNFPA supports coercion in Chinese family planning. President Bush is about to decide whether or not to restore US funding for UNFPA and the interfaith group urges him to consider evidence they gathered ...

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