Ipas Executive Vice President Anu Kumar will discuss U.S. restrictions on international family planning and their contribution to the global problem of unsafe abortion. The presentation will feature the local premier of the seven-minute documentary video Access Denied: U.S. Family Planning Restrictions in Zambia, which details the impact of the global gag rule on reproductive health in one of Africa’s poorest countries.

Wednesday, January 21
UNC Campus
Murphy Hall, Room 116
7:00 p.m.

Ipas Senior Policy Associate Leila Hessini will participate in a pro-choice teach-in to commemorate the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. The event is co-sponsored by a number of student organizations including UNC-ChoiceUSA and the Feminist Students United. It will consist of a panel discussion addressing such topics as What is Choice?, reproductive rights as human rights, the history of the struggle for reproductive freedom in the United States, and international perspectives. More details forthcoming.