,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,ms4  
,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,ms4  
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4     
,pressley1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 & ,mrs4      
,torres ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa to       
au?orize ! use ( funds = compreh5sive   
reproductive heal? c>e s]vices1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,abortion is ,heal? ,c>e   
,ev]y:]e ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,abortion is a critical compon5t (      
sexual & reproductive heal? c>e & %\ld  
be accessible & af=dable = all p4  7#b7 
,all p h ! "r to make _! own *oices ab\t
 _! sexual & reproductive heal?1 & to   
access quality & af=dable sexual &      
reproductive heal? c>e4 ,int]national   
agreem5ts h recogniz$ reproductive      
rights = ov] #be ye>s1 & ! #bjae        

,su/a9able ,developm5t ,goals reit]at$ !
 c5trality ( reproductive rights to g5d]
 equality4  7#c7 ,/udies h repeat$ly    
demon/rat$ t :5 p1 includ+ "y wom5 &    
adolesc5t girls1 g5d] non-con=m+        
individuals1 & transg5d] m51 are able to
 control _! reproductive lives1 !re are 
enorm\s social & economic b5efits--n j =
 ! individual & _! family1 b = entire   
communities4 ,c\ntries t prioritize     
reproductive heal?1 rights1 & ju/ice &  
human rights are m likely to h bett]    
ov]all heal? ?r\gh\t4  7#d7 ,heal? sy/em
 co/ is r$uc$ :5 abortion is widely     
available & integrat$ ) o!r types (     
heal? c>e4  7#e7 ,)\t access to safe    
abortion c>e1 p risk _! lives to end _! 
pregnancies4 ,at lea/ #bd1ajj p 9 l[- & 
middle-income c\ntries die e ye> f      
complications f unsafe abortion4  7#f7  
,n9ety-sev5 p]c5t ( unsafe abortions    
occur 9 develop+ c\ntries 9 ,africa1    
,asia1 & ,lat9 ,am]ica4 ,9 l[- &        
middle-income c\ntries1 ! annual co/ (  
po/-abortion c>e = all :o ne$ x w\ld be 

#d billion4 ,! majority ( ?is co/ is    
attribut$ to treat+ complications f     
abortions provid$ 9 unsafe conditions4  
7#g7 ,re/rict+ abortion does n r$uce    
ei!r ! ne$ = or numb] ( abortions4      
,abortion rates are simil> 9 c\ntries   
:]e x is highly re/rict$ by law & :]e x 
is broadly legal4  7#h7 ,:5 abortions   
are p]=m$ 9 accordance ) ,_w ,heal?     
,organization 7,,:o7 guidel9es & /&>ds1 
!re is m9imal risk ( sev]e complications
 or dea?4  7#i7 ,z "p ( _! commitm5t to 
prev5t unsafe abortions & prev5table    
dea?s & ensure all p h access to        
compreh5sive sexual & reproductive heal?
 c>e & c ex]cise _! "r to full control  
ov] _! sexuality & reproduction1        
develop+ c\ntries & donor gov]nm5ts mu/ 
"w collaboratively to deploy fund+1     
align policies1 & mobilize exp]tise to  
make safe abortion s]vices available to 
^? seek+ to t]m9ate pregnancies4  7#aj7 
,unit$ ,/ates law re/rict+ ,unit$ ,/ates
 =eign assi/ance fund+ f be+ us$ to     
provide safe abortion s]vices has !     

effect ( h>m+ p :o seek to t]m9ate _!   
pregnancies 9 sev]al ways1 includ+ by   
block+ access to s]vices & erect+ b>ri]s
 to provid]s obta9+ ! tra9+ & equipm5t  
ne$$ to deliv] c>e to ^? 9 ne$4  7#aa7  
,s9ce section #ajd7;f77#a7 ( ! ,=eign   
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#baea;b7f77#a77 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! 
,helms am5dm5t7 0 enact$ 9 #aigc1 doz5s 
( gov]nm5ts across ! globe h lib]aliz$  
abortion laws & policies4  #c4 ,/atem5t 
( policy ,! foll[+ %all be ! policy ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t3 7#a7 ,safe     
abortion is a critical compon5t (       
compreh5sive mat]nal & reproductive     
heal? c>e & %\ld be includ$ z "p ( =eign
 assi/ance programs fund$ by ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,safe abortion  
is to be made widely available &        
integrat$ ) o!r types ( heal? c>e4  7#c7
 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld "w to  
end unsafe abortion & promote safe      
abortion s]vices by provid+ fund+ &     
collaborat+ ) affect$ gov]nm5ts & s]vice
 provid]s to provide tra9+1 commodities 

& equipm5t1 & access to safe abortion   
s]vices4  #d4 ,use ( funds =            
compreh5sive reproductive heal? c>e     
s]vices ,section #ajd ( ! ,=eign        
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#baea;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection   
7f7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a72 &    
7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7
 z p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively2 
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7g7 z     
subsection 7h72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7f71 z am5d$1 ! foll[+3  7g7 
,use ( funds = compreh5sive reproductive
 heal? c>e s]vices ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law1 funds made available to
 c>ry out ?is "p may be us$ to provide  
compreh5sive reproductive heal? c>e     
s]vices1 includ+ abortion s]vices1      
tra9+1 & equipm5t4  4