International Fund To Finance Access To Birth Control And Abortion
EDM number 881 in 2016-17, proposed by Caroline Lucas on 25/01/2017.
Categorised under the topic of Health services.
That this House welcomes the decision of the Dutch Government to launch an international fund to finance access to birth control and abortion in the global south; notes that this initiative is in response to the deeply regrettable reinstatement by President Trump of the so-called global gag rule, banning international non-governmental organisations that received US funding from providing abortion services or information; further notes that the World Health Organisation estimates that 22 million women experience unsafe abortions every year, the vast majority in countries where abortion rights are restricted by law; notes that such unsafe abortions are a major cause of maternal mortality, killing more than 45,000 women every year; further welcomes the Government's commitment to Sustainable Development Goal Target 5.6 of ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights; and calls on the Government to work closely with the Dutch Government to maximise contributions to the fund by governments, businesses and civil society organisations.
This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Caroline Lucas | 25/01/2017 | Brighton, Pavilion | Green | Proposed |
Kate Green | 25/01/2017 | Stretford and Urmston | Labour | Seconded |
Liz Saville Roberts | 25/01/2017 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
Sarah Olney | 25/01/2017 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Peter Bottomley | 26/01/2017 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
Alex Salmond | 26/01/2017 | | | Seconded |
Chris Law | 26/01/2017 | Dundee West | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Marion Fellows | 26/01/2017 | Motherwell and Wishaw | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 27/01/2017 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 30/01/2017 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Natalie McGarry | 30/01/2017 | Glasgow East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Owen Thompson | 31/01/2017 | Midlothian | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Drew Hendry | 01/02/2017 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Jess Phillips | 01/02/2017 | Birmingham, Yardley | Labour | Signed |
Paul Monaghan | 01/02/2017 | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Scottish National Party | Signed |
John McNally | 01/02/2017 | Falkirk | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Mary Creagh | 02/02/2017 | Wakefield | Labour | Signed |
John Nicolson | 03/02/2017 | East Dunbartonshire | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 06/02/2017 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
Chris Bryant | 06/02/2017 | Rhondda | Labour | Signed |
Harriet Harman | 08/02/2017 | Camberwell and Peckham | Labour | Signed |
Helen Hayes | 22/02/2017 | Dulwich and West Norwood | Labour | Signed |
Calum Kerr | 22/02/2017 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Jo Stevens | 22/02/2017 | Cardiff Central | Labour | Signed |
John Cryer | 22/02/2017 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Phil Boswell | 22/02/2017 | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Virendra Sharma | 22/02/2017 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
Luciana Berger | 27/02/2017 | Liverpool, Wavertree | Labour | Signed |
Barry Sheerman | 28/02/2017 | Huddersfield | Labour | Signed |
Alan Johnson | 01/03/2017 | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Labour | Signed |
Yvonne Fovargue | 06/03/2017 | Makerfield | Labour | Signed |
Margaret Hodge | 09/03/2017 | Barking | Labour | Signed |
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