helms amendment
Hillary Speaks Out on the US Law That Denies Rape Victims Abortions Abroad
The controversial Helms Amendment means that US overseas aid cannot be spent on providing safe abortion access. As time runs out on Obama's presidency, health organizations are looking to the 2016 presidential hopefuls for change.
The US Just Decided to Continue Denying Abortions to Rape Victims Worldwide
US officials emphasize the importance of helping victims of wartime rape, but they continue to refuse to help them get safe abortions.
How the United States Is Hurting Rape Victims Around the World
The Helms Amendment stipulates that US foreign aid can't support abortion "as a method of family planning." But it's been interpreted as a total ban on abortion—including in cases of rape and threat to the mother's life.
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