Anti-Aids programme in peril after US finds nurses in Mozambique provided abortions
The flagship US aid programme on HIV/Aids is in jeopardy, a senior Republican warned on Thursday (Jan 16), after US officials said four nurses in Mozambique performed abortions that are banned under the multibillion-dollar programme that has saved millions of lives globally.
AIDS relief program ‘in jeopardy’ after federal funds used for abortions
A major U.S. HIV/AIDS relief program is facing potential blowback amid reports that the program was used to fund abortions in southeast Africa.
America’s flagship Aids programme ‘in jeopardy’ over abortion scandal
A flagship American anti-HIV aid programme credited with saving 25 million lives is in jeopardy after four Mozambican nurses were found to have conducted banned abortions, a top Republican has warned.
Anti-AIDS Program in Peril After US Finds Nurses in Mozambique Provided Abortions
PEPFAR-funded programs often help HIV-infected women have babies without the virus using antiretroviral drugs. In Mozambique, nurses are routinely trained to provide abortions because it is legal in the country but measures are taken to ensure those funded by PEPFAR do not provide them, the officials said.
Anti-AIDS program in GOP crosshairs over abortion funding
Republicans are fuming at the State Department after learning that aid recipients of the legacy program to curb HIV/AIDS across Africa, PEPFAR, performed abortions in violation of U.S. law. U.S. officials told members of Congress that a review of PEPFAR-funded service providers in Mozambique had revealed that four nurses had performed 21 abortions since Jan.
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