Media advisories

Dear Journalists,

Please see below for the press conference schedule for tomorrow, Friday, 27 July, 2018. Sessions will take place in either press conference room 1 (G106-107) or press conference room 2 (G109) as indicated below. Both press conference rooms are located on the first floor of the RAI Amsterdam, directly above the media centre.

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Friday, 27 July
10:00-10:45 CEST
Topic: The impact of the global gag rule (breakfast briefing)
Location: PCR2, G109
Overview: Studies released at this press conference will document the impact of the US government’s expanded Mexico City policy – also known as the “global gag rule.” Breakfast will be provided for attending media.

• Report examining the impact of the expansion of the global gag rule on PEPFAR-funded NGOs
• The impact of the gag rule on organizations in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe that provide HIV services that are integrated with sexual and reproductive health
• Assessment of the gag rule’s applicability in several African countries, including analysis of an “exception” when local law requires expressly abortion counselling and referrals
• Additional evidence of the gag rule’s impact, both now and historically, and strategies for sustaining global health progress in this environment
• Real world examples of the effects of the gag rule on local advocates
• An insider view from a US policymaker

Speakers

• Anton Pozniak (Chair), IAS President-Elect
• Jennifer Kates, Vice President and Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
• Luisa Orza, Technical Lead, Gender and HIV, International HIV/AIDS Alliance
• Brian Honermann, Deputy Director of Public Policy, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
• Chloe Cooney, Senior Director, Global Advocacy, Planned Parenthood Global and Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• Tikhala Itaye, Chairperson, Global She Decides Movement