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Working Group on Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Development in the European Parliament Letter to President Obama
03.12.2013
Working Group on Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Development in the European Parliament Letter to President Obama
Abortion
European Union
Helms Amendment
Reproductive Rights
Sexual Violence
United States
US Abortion Laws
US Foreign Aid Restrictions
March 6, 2013
Letter sent to President Obama by the Working Group on Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Development in the European Parliament as a part of the GJC’s “August 12th Campaign” asking that he issue an Executive Order lifting US abortion restrictions on humanitarian aid.
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