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Recent Media Coverage of Restrictions on International Family Planning Policy

Recent Media Coverage of Restrictions on International Family Planning Policy

February 1, 2001

Associated Press: World Women May Hurt from Aid Cuts

January 31, 2001

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA): Reader's Response: Abortion Gag Rule Turns Back the Clock (letters)
Boston Globe: Bush Slips with Abortion Actions (column)
New York Times: The 'Global Gag Rule' (letter)
Toledo Blade (Toledo, OH): Turning Back the Clock (editorial)

January 30, 2001

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA): Bush's Sop to the Right Hits Women Worldwide (opinion)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA): Repeal Global Gag Rule (op-ed)
Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale, FL): Don't Cut Aid to Overseas Groups (editorial)

January 29, 2001

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, WA): Women Want the Right To Make A Choice (op-ed)
Christian Science Monitor: Reader's Write (letters)
News & Observer (Raleigh, NC): Already Barred... (letter)
Desert News (Salt Lake City, UT): 'Gag Rule' Is Step Backward (letter)

January 28, 2001

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): Bush Divides U.S. More Than Ever about Abortion (column)
Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL): Gag Rule against U.S. Principles (letter)
Seattle Times (Seattle, WA): Drawn by His Demeanor, Dismayed by His Deeds (opinion)
Washington Post: Aborted Coverage (ombudsman)

January 27, 2001

Newsweek: Will Funding Cuts Backfire? (interview)
Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME): Presidential Gag Order Misses Real Opportunity (editorial)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO): Compassion Is Misplaced (letter)
Washington Post: Mr. Bush's Return to the 'Gag Rule' (letters)

January 26, 2001

Associated Press: Bush's Opening Act Surprises Dems
Boston Globe (Boston, MA): Bush's Cruel Trip Backwards (column)
Chicago Tribune (IL): Cultural Elitism (letter)
Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA): Foreign Aid and Abortion (editorial) and Bush's To-Do, and Undo, List (opinion)
Daily News of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): Bush Can Reverse Clinton Pro-Aboriton Policies (opinion)
Eastside Journal (Bellevue, WA): Bush Ban Will Hurt Efforts To Help Families (editorial)
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL): How Quickly Uniter Plays Divider Role (opinion)
Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN): Bush’s Family Planning Funding Ban Imperils Millions in Developing World (op-ed)
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA): Policy Reversals Are Newcomer Ritual
USA Today: Bush Abortion Views Mirror Majority (opinion)
Washington Post: Abortion Aid Ban's Global Impact Debated

January 25, 2001

Akron Beacon Journal (OH): Gagged Again (editorial)
Africa News: Bush 'Global Gag' Will Increase Number of Abortions
Austin American-Statesman (TX): A Slap in the Face to Poor Women Worldwide (editorial)
Boston Globe: Bush's Attack on the Poorest Women (column)
Boulder Daily Camera (CO): Bush the Divider (editorial)
Cedar Rapids Gazette (IA): Bush Joins Abortion Politics: Too Bad (editorial)
Chicago Tribune (IL): Bush 'Gags' the World on Family Planning (op-ed) and Another Wrinkle in Abortion Debate (column)
Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA): U.S. Policy Shift Raises Alarm Abroad
Daily Star (Tucon, AZ): Punishing Poor Women (editorial)
Des Moines Register (IA): And the Poor Take the Hit (editorial)
Fresno Bee (CA): An Abortion Agenda? (editorial)
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC): Gag Rule is Misguided (editorial)
Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY): Reproductive Politics (editorial)
The Ledger (Lakeland, FL): Bush's Abortion Order (editorial)
Peoria Journal Star (IL): Abortion Gag Rule Not Servicing U.S. Interests (editorial)
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA): Gag-Rule Politics (editorial) and Bush Order on Abortion May Affect AIDS Effort
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA): Gag Flex (editorial)
Sacramento Bee (CA): Abortion Draws Adversaries to Capitol
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN): The President's Proabortion Move (editorial)
Telegram (Worcester, MA): Mixed Signals (editorial)
Time Magazine: For Bush, Humility and the 'Global Gag Order' Don't Mix and Bush Acts on Abortion 'Gag Rule'
Trenton Times (NJ): Return of the Gag Rule (editorial)
USA Today: 'Roe vs Wade' Divides Country (letters)
Washington Post: Divisive on Aboriton (editorial)
Winston Salem Journal (NC): Family Planning (editorial)

January 24, 2001

Albany Times Union (NY): Mr. Bush's Reveral (editorial)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA): Bush Endangers Women by Pulling Aid (editorial)
Baltimore Sun (MD): Bush's First Foreign Aid Policy (opinion)
Boston Globe: Placating Abortion Foes (editorial) and What Happened to Bush the Uniter? (op-ed)
Buffalo News (NY): ...with a Lurch to the Right (editorial)
Charleston Gazette (WV): Unite? (editorial)
Chattanooga Times & Free Press (TN): No Tax Money for Killing Babies (editorial)
Daytona Beach News Journal (FL): Abortion Gag Rule Pits Policy against Decency (editorial)
Denver Post (CO): Global Gag Rule Backfires (editorial) and 'Gag Rule' Decried (letter)
Detroit News (MI): An Unwise Abortion Order (editorial)
Florida Times Union (Jacksonville): Foreign Policy: A Step Forward (editorial)
Gainesville Sun (FL): G.W. Bush: Crusader (editorial)
Indianapolis Star (IN): Bush Sends a Pro-Life Message (editorial)
Kansas City Star (KS): Wrong on Family Planning (editorial)
Los Angeles Times: Abortion: Aid Cut, Roe Anniversary (letter)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI): A Self-Defeating Measure (editorial)
New York Times: Conflict and Accord at 1600 (editorial)
Newsday (Long Island, NY): Bush Abandons Rhetoric, Goes for Abortion Gag Rule (editorial)
The Oklahoman (OK): Bush is Right in Haulting Abortion Aid (editorial)
Omaha World (NE): Gag-rule Politics (editorial)
Oregonian (Portland): Bush Strikes at Abortion (editorial)
Portland Press Herald (ME): Bush's Presidential Actions Reveal a Penchant for Divisions (column)
Salt Lake Tribune (UT): Bush's First Mistake (editorial)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA): 'Uniter' Spends First Day on the Job 'Dividing' (editorial)
Seattle Times (WA): Disappointing Gag Rule (editorial)
Washington Post: Washington In Brief
Washington Times: Bush's Fight for Life (editorial)

January 23, 2001

Africa News: Bush Puts "Global Gag" on U.S. Funding of Abortion Work
Associated Press: Bush Action on Abortion Carries Risk
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA): Bush Leaps To Fight Abortion; Order Bars Funds to International Groups
Capital Times (Madison, WI): W is Not for Women (editorial)
Detroit News (MI): Civility Ends; Bush Targets Abortion First Foes Fear Aid Ban Shows He Is Making Issue A Priority
Los Angeles Times: Bush Bans Aid To Abortion Support Groups Overseas, President’s First Step May Be A Telling One, and Bush Fires Quickly on Abortion (editorial)
Miami Herald (Miami, FL): Bush Renews Former Rule on Abortion
News and Observer (Raleigh, NC): Bush Bans Abortion Money
New York Times: Bush Acts To Halt Overseas Spending Tied Aboriton, Opponents of Abortion Cheer New Administration, and The Right’s Ally: Liberalism (op-ed)
San Francisco Chronicle (CA): Abortion Policy Reversed, Bush Rolls Back Family Planning (editorial) and The Sheep’s Clothing Comes Off (op-ed)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO): Silence and Suffering (editorial)
Union News (Springfield, MA): Bush Leave No Doubt on Abortion Rights Issue (editorial)
USA Today: Bush Ends Overseas Abortion Funding President Revives Ban on Family-Planning
Washington Post: Bush Reverses Abortion Aid; U.S. Funds Are Denied to Groups That Promote Procedure Abroad and Abortion Order Stirs Emotions on Volatile Issue
Washington Times: Order Cuts Funding for Abortion Overseas

January 22, 2001

Associated Press: Bush to Block Abortion Funds
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA): Abortion 'Gag Rule' Returning Bush Limits International Aid (column)
Tulsa World (OK): Gag Rule: Bush Should Kill This Measure (editorial)
Washington Post: For Bush, The Starting Point Could Be Abortion

January 21, 2001

Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL): Active Now, Passive Later? (column)

January 20, 2001

Palm Beach Post (West PAlm Beach, FL): If Bush Truly Trusts People, He Won't Reinstate Gag Rule (letter)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA): Don’t Restore The Gag Bush Shouldn’t Re-Impose a Family-Planning Condition (editorial)
Washington Post: Bush’s Gag Rule Decision Will Speak Loudly (column)

January 19, 2001

Women's Enews: Advocates Fear Bush To Reinstate Global Gag Rule