Secretary Clinton Vows U.S. Support for Women's Rights and Reproductive Health

In a major speech delivered at the U.S. State Department on January 8, Secretary Clinton vowed "…new funding, new programs, and a renewed commitment to achieve Millennium Development Goal Five, namely a [three-fourths] reduction in global maternal mortality, and universal access to reproductive healthcare."  The Secretary's remarks, delivered in front of a crowd of more than three hundred supporters of family planning and reproductive health, was the strongest reaffirmation yet of U.S. support for family planning and women's health, and could foreshadow a significant increase in the Obama Administration's proposed funding for international family planning assistance.

Secretary Clinton's speech available here:

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/01/135001.htm