Executive Director Nafis Sadik admitted that she has been very successful at changing policies around the globe in areas of reproductive health, population issues and family planning. Sadik also admits that her agency has been responsible for tying developmental assistance to population control. Kofi Annan has appointed Ms. Thoraya Obaid of Saudi Arabia to head the Fund effective 1 January 2001. The allowance for the specialty channel strikes many as manifestly unfair since the CRTC has repeatedly turned down the all-Catholic Eternal World Television Network. The report notes that the drug was approved in China eight years ago but has been widely used in Chinese cities for about two years.
Chinese physicians worry about complications emerging from unsupervised use of the drug.
The relatively easy availability of the abortifacient has led to a vast increase in sex-selective abortions as ultrasounds are often used to detect female children for destruction. The bishops met in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, from 16 - 19 November. London's Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that the British government is urging pregnant teens to abort their babies. They will even be accompanied to hospital if they choose to have an abortion. An abortuary guard was charged by police in Granite City after repeatedly beating a pro-lifer over the head.