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Director General of the IPPF - Tewodros Melesse

Director General of the IPPF - Tewodros Melesse

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Does the IPPF's support of abortion justify the halt in US government funding?

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Few issues are as controversial as abortion when it comes to
discussing women's rights. Pro-life campaigners believe a woman's
right to control her fertility does not extend to abortion on
demand. In January, President Trump blocked US federal funding to
groups who provide or promote abortions. One such organisation is
the IPPF - the International Planned Parenthood Federation -
which will lose millions of dollars as a result. Zeinab Badawi
speaks to its Ethiopian-born director-general Tewodros Melesse.
Does he accept that the IPPF's support of abortion means it is
right that it forfeit US government funding?