Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) no bilateral or multilateral assistance or benefit to any country should be conditioned upon or linked to that country's adoption or failure to adopt population programs or to the relinquishment of that country's sovereign right to implement the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development consistent with its own national laws and development priorities, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people, and in conformity with universally recognized international human rights; (2) family planning service providers or referral agents should not implement or be subject to quotas or other numerical targets for total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (but allows the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (3) no family planning project should include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to any person in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor or to program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (4) no project should deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any person's decision not to accept family planning services; (5) every family planning project should provide family planning acceptors with comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen; (6) every family planning project should ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of the potential risks and benefits; (7) the United States should reaffirm these principles in the special session of the United Nations General Assembly to be held between June 30 and July 2, 1999, and in all preparatory meetings for the special session; and (8) the United States should support vigorously the principle that meetings under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council be open to the public, and should oppose vigorously attempts to exclude from meetings legitimate non-government organizations and private citizens.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 100 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 100
Reaffirming the principles of the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development with respect to
the sovereign rights of countries and the right of voluntary and
informed consent in family planning programs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 12, 1999
Mr. Brownback (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
Ashcroft, Mr. Enzi, Mr. McCain, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, and Mr.
Nickles) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
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RESOLUTION
Reaffirming the principles of the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development with respect to
the sovereign rights of countries and the right of voluntary and
informed consent in family planning programs.
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly has decided to convene a special
session from June 30 to July 2, 1999, in order to review and appraise
the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International
Conference on Population and Development;
Whereas chapter II of the Programme of Action, which sets forth the principles
of that document, begins: ``The implementation of the recommendations
contained in the Programme of Action is the sovereign right of each
country, consistent with national laws and development priorities, with
full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural
backgrounds of its people, and in conformity with universally recognized
international human rights.'';
Whereas section 7.12 of the Programme of Action states: ``The principle of
informed [consent] is essential to the long-term success of family-
planning programmes. Any form of coercion has no part to play.'';
Whereas section 7.12 of the Programme of Action further states: ``Government
goals for family planning should be defined in terms of unmet needs for
information and services. Demographic goals . . . should not be imposed
on family-planning providers in the form of targets or quotas for the
recruitment of clients.''; and
Whereas section 7.17 of the Programme of Action states: ``[g]overnments should
secure conformity to human rights and to ethical and professional
standards in the delivery of family planning and related reproductive
health services aimed at ensuring responsible, voluntary and informed
consent and also regarding service provision'': Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) no bilateral or multilateral assistance or benefit to
any country should be conditioned upon or linked to that
country's adoption or failure to adopt population programs, or
to the relinquishment of that country's sovereign right to
implement the Programme of Action of the International
Conference on Population and Development consistent with its
own national laws and development priorities, with full respect
for the various religious and ethical values and cultural
backgrounds of its people, and in conformity with universally
recognized international human rights;
(2)(A) family planning service providers or referral agents
should not implement or be subject to quotas, or other
numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family
planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of
family planning;
(B) subparagraph (A) should not be construed to preclude
the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting
and planning purposes;
(3) no family planning project should include payment of
incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to any
person in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor or
to program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota
of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors,
or acceptors of a particular method of family planning;
(4) no project should deny any right or benefit, including
the right of access to participate in any program of general
welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence
of any person's decision not to accept family planning
services;
(5) every family planning project should provide family
planning acceptors with comprehensible information on the
health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those
conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable
and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the
use of the method;
(6) every family planning project should ensure that
experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical
procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific
study in which participants are advised of potential risks and
benefits;
(7) the United States should reaffirm the principles
described in paragraphs (1) through (6) in the special session
of the United Nations General Assembly to be held between June
30 and July 2, 1999, and in all preparatory meetings for the
special session; and
(8) the United States should support vigorously with its
voice and vote the principle that meetings under the auspices
of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, including
all meetings relating to the Operational Review and Appraisal
of the Implementation of the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development, be open
to the public and should oppose vigorously with its voice and
vote attempts by the United Nations or any member country to
exclude from meetings legitimate nongovernment organizations
and private citizens.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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