Population Institute

Thirty years ago, representatives from 179 nations gathered in Cairo for the International Conference on Population and Development. The conference is best remembered today for its groundbreaking consensus on reproductive autonomy—the idea that every person has the right to freely and responsibly determine the number, timing and spacing of pregnancies, and that we all deserve access to the information and services that enable us to make those choices. ICPD also showed many of the ways that individual rights add up to population level trends that have important implications for development. The Population Institute invited thought leaders to reflect on the 1994 agreements to assess where we are today, to explore how well we are doing our job, across a range of themes—population and development, the environment, reproductive autonomy, international migration, the rights of indigenous people, media entertainment, and financial commitments. This video shares those insights. You can read the accompanying report here: https://lnkd.in/e-4iPVQx This video was a collaborative effort among many thought leaders and organizations, including Indigenous Justice Circle, Population Balance, and Population Media Center. Kathleen Mogelgaard Nandita Bajaj Celine Delacroix Aracely Martínez Rodas Kelly K. Hallman Bill Ryerson Joseph Speidel Foreign Policy #populationhealth #worldpopulationday #populationtrends #publichealth #reproductiverights #environment #media #africa #migration #congress #policy #populationone https://lnkd.in/e5cFP2Ee

The Heritage Foundation’s #Project2025 is the new conservative playbook that would deny women the right to abortion, birth control, and other vital reproductive services. Read about how the Helms Amendment, Hyde Amendment, and Global Gag Rule could all be expanded if this agenda is put in place. https://ow.ly/6kh750U0BjF

The Hyde Amendment denies some of America’s most vulnerable the right to abortion care coverage. Under #Project2025, the health care environment could get worse. Read our NEW fact sheet on the Hyde Amendment and other anti-abortion policies here: https://ow.ly/oS2H50TZnpv

The Helms Amendment has long imposed U.S. political views of reproductive rights on the healthcare of other countries. According to #Project2025, Helms should be expanded to apply to all abortions - not just as a means of family planning - and further restrict sovereign nations who rely on U.S. funding. READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/eWsqhSVk

ICYMI: Project 2025 - a conservative policy agenda - aims to reinstate and expand the Global Gag Rule to further restrict sovereign nations’ development aid spending. Read about the dangers of GGR and other anti-abortion policies in our updated fact sheets: https://lnkd.in/eWsqhSVk

NEW: We recently updated fact sheets on three of the biggest policy threats to reproductive rights today: The Helms Amendment, the Hyde Amendment, and the Global Gag Rule. Get the fast facts on these policies along with details about how Project 2025 plans to expand them. READ: https://ow.ly/QJp250TWGp7

Missed the latest insights on the transformative role of reproductive rights in sustainable development? Watch the full video from Population Institute, featuring its President and CEO Kathleen Mogelgaard, presented at Devex World on Oct. 24. Learn how women's and girls' empowerment is key to a sustainable future, as highlighted in this must-see conversation. #ReproductiveJustice #PopulationHealth #SustainableFuture #EmpowerHer #DevexWorld

Happening Now: PI and rePROs Fight Back at APHA 2024 Have you been following PI at the Annual Public Health Association Conference and Expo that’s been taking place October 27-30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota? Swing by PI’s rePROs Fight Back booth to speak with rePROs Host Jennie Wetter! And check out her presentation on 50 State Report Card on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, on Tuesday, October 29th at 8:30am CDT. Her presentation will highlight that in the wake of Dobbs, it became more apparent than ever that there are two Americas: one in which people can exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and another in which they cannot. Don’t forget to hear from PI Research Associate Maniza Habib at her poster presentation, "Reimagining maternal care: Leveraging policy for integrating doulas and midwives in American healthcare," on Tuesday as well at 12:30 p.m. CDT in the Exhibit Hall. #rePROS #SRHR #APHA2024

This #InternationalDayoftheGirl we lift up girls across the United States who are unjustly affected by harmful gender-based practices that the U.S. deems “foreign.” To read more about how and why girls in the U.S. are at risk, check out our report “Behind Closed Doors” https://lnkd.in/eAC4FSwh

This #InternationalDayoftheGirl we lift up girls across the United States who are unjustly affected by harmful gender-based practices that the U.S. deems “foreign.” To read more about how and why girls in the U.S. are at risk, check out our report “Behind Closed Doors” https://ow.ly/c3p950TJVBW