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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kat Lay Global health correspondent

Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

Women attend a contraceptive clinic in Epworth, Zimbabwe.
Women attend an outreach clinic for birth control organised by USAID in Epworth, Zimbabwe, in November 2024. Photograph: Aaron Ufumeli/AP

Cuts to US aid funding have directly led to the closure of more than 1,000 family planning clinics, new figures shared with the Guardian reveal.

Millions of people have been left without access to contraceptives or care, including those who have suffered sexual assault, as part of a “radical shift towards conservative ideologies that deliberately block human rights”, according to the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

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