ADVISORY/Live Satellite Feed Friday, April 7; Life Feed From White House Event on World Health Day.Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for April 7 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000 President Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Madeleine Korbel Albright (born May 15 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 5 1996 and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate 99-0. She was sworn in on January 23 1997. to Speak on International Family Planning family planning Use of measures designed to regulate the number and spacing of children within a family, largely to curb population growth and ensure each family’s access to limited resources. 13:00 - 15:00 EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT Telstar 5 KU Band Transponder 11V Vertical Downlink Downlink Frequency 11929 Audio 6.2/6.8 Telstar is located @ 97 degrees west WHAT: White House Event on Saving Women's Lives, Protecting Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. . WHO: Speakers include President Clinton, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Nigerian Dr. Enyantu Ifenne. WHEN: White House East Room - Friday, April 7, 2000 at 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT (Webcast on www.planetwire.org starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT) WHY: Leaders in Washington, DC are turning their attention to the 228 million women around the world, who lack access to modern contraceptive methods, because every minute: -- 190 women face an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy unwanted pregnancy Obstetrics A pregnancy that is not desired by one or both biologic parents. See Teen pregnancy. -- 1 woman dies from pregnancy-related complications In fact, complications of pregnancy Complications of pregnancy are the symptoms and problems that are associated with pregnancy. There are both routine problems and serious, even potentially fatal problems. The routine problems are normal complications, and pose no significant danger to either the woman or the fetus. and childbirth are the leading cause of death for women in developing countries aged 15 to 49. Despite bi-partisan support, funding for international family planning has received severe restrictions in Congress, resulting in a significant reduction of U.S. funds for reproductive health services internationally. The April 7 live feed will include highlights from a series of events taking place in Washington, DC in support of international family planning, including a Congressional Forum on April 6, hosted by the International Family Planning Coalition. The events culminate with live coverage of a scheduled White House event led by President Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on World Health Day. These high-level policy meetings with international experts and Congressional leaders will discuss saving women's lives by expanding essential funding for international family planning, discussing the "Global Gag rule gag rule Parliamentary device to limit debate; specifically, one of a series of resolutions passed by the U.S. Congress that tabled without discussion petitions regarding slavery (1836–40). ," and restoring U.S. leadership in the global community. www.planetwire.org |
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