,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bg1 #bjbb,mr4   
,book] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 
,smi?1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,wyd51
 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 
,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4         
,klobu*>1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,padilla1
 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,mr4 ,leahy7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,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 (
 #bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress   
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,int]national agreem5ts h   
recogniz$ reproductive rights = m ?an   
#be ye>s1 & ! #bjae ,unit$ ,nations     
,su/a9able ,developm5t ,goals reit]at$ !

 c5trality ( reproductive rights to g5d]
 equality4  7#b7 ,/udies h repeat$ly    
demon/rat$ t :5 p1 includ+ "y wom5 &    
adolesc5t girls1 g5d] noncon=m+         
individuals1 & transg5d] m51 are able to
 control _! reproductive lives1 !re are 
enorm\s social & economic b5efits1 n j =
 ! individual & _! family1 b = entire   
communities4  7#c7 ,c\ntries t          
prioritize reproductive heal?1 rights1 &
 ju/ice & human rights are m likely to h
 bett] ov]all heal? ?r\gh\t _! c\ntries4
  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     
abortions4  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$ is e/imat$ to be       

#d1jjj1jjj1jjj4 ,! 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 guidel9es & /&>ds1 !re is 
m9imal risk ( sev]e complications or    
dea?4  7#i7 ,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$4  7#aj7 ,s9ce ! enactm5t ( section  
#ajd7;f77#a7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea;b7f77#a77  
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,helms am5dm5t7 
9 #aigc1 doz5s ( gov]nm5ts across !     
globe h lib]aliz$ abortion laws &       

policies4  7#aa7 ,9 c\ntries :]e !      
,unit$ ,/ates supports family plann+ &  
reproductive heal? c>e & 9 :i* abortion 
is legal on1 at lea/ "s gr\nds1 support 
= safe abortion c\ld av]t m ?an         
#ai1jjj1jjj unsafe abortions & #ag1jjj  
mat]nal dea?s ea* ye>4  7b7 ,s5se (     
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 abortion is a critical compon5t (  
sexual & reproductive heal? c>e & %\ld  
be accessible & af=dable = all p2  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>e2 &  7#c7 z "p (  
_! commitm5t to prev5t unsafe abortions 
& prev5table dea?s & to ensure t 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  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x  
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates           
,gov]nm5t-- 7#a7 to recognize safe      
abortion z a critical compon5t (        
compreh5sive mat]nal & reproductive     
heal? c>e & include safe abortion       
s]vices z "p ( =eign assi/ance programs 
fund$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t2     
7#b7 to make safe abortion widely       
available & integrat$ ) o!r types (     
heal? c>e2 &  7#c7 to "w to end unsafe  
abortion & to 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