Comments on: USAID ends contraception funding for Africa’s poorest http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/ The World Affairs Blog Network Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Nikolaj Nielsen http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Nikolaj Nielsen Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:37:21 +0000 http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/#comment-3728 Dear Christine, I think you are right about the attitudes. Jonah Ncude, a Zimbabwean activist who works in southern Africa, believes that there is a culture that oppresses women. She wrote a piece about it at Pambazuka News that you can read here. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/53071 Best, Nikolaj Dear Christine,

I think you are right about the attitudes. Jonah Ncude, a Zimbabwean activist who works in southern Africa, believes that there is a culture that oppresses women. She wrote a piece about it at Pambazuka News that you can read here. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/53071

Best,
Nikolaj

]]> By: Christine http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/comment-page-1/#comment-3727 Christine Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:42:24 +0000 http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/#comment-3727 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C06E3DC1E38F932A2575BC0A963948260 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C06E3DC1E38F932A2575BC0A963948260

]]> By: Christine http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/comment-page-1/#comment-3726 Christine Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:15:46 +0000 http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/#comment-3726 My concern is the focus on the need for women to be educated about pregnancy, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. Attitudes in the male african culture need to be adressed as well, if not more so, in order to reduce the stress of caring for 'unafordable' children and sexually transmitted diseases. My concern is the focus on the need for women to be educated about pregnancy, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. Attitudes in the male african culture need to be adressed as well, if not more so, in order to reduce the stress of caring for ‘unafordable’ children and sexually transmitted diseases.

]]> By: Vasectomy Reversal California http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/comment-page-1/#comment-3708 Vasectomy Reversal California Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:16:52 +0000 http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/#comment-3708 I agree with you, Andy. Rather than providing contraceptives, they should be educated about pregnancy, contraception and the related stuff. That can definitely change their attitude. -Martin I agree with you, Andy. Rather than providing contraceptives, they should be educated about pregnancy, contraception and the related stuff. That can definitely change their attitude.

-Martin

]]> By: Andy http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 Andy Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:20:20 +0000 http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/10/11/usaid-ends-contraception-funding-for-africas-poorest/#comment-1802 I disagree that this has to lead to more deaths, unwanted pregnancies and abortions. There are natural ways to space births as effective as hormonal contraception and more effective than barrier methods. It requires some self-mastery and some education, but it can work--it did in Uganda. I disagree that this has to lead to more deaths, unwanted pregnancies and abortions. There are natural ways to space births as effective as hormonal contraception and more effective than barrier methods. It requires some self-mastery and some education, but it can work–it did in Uganda.

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