the global gag rule kills women.

some frightening information from the UNFPA:
-350 million people in developing countries lack access to contraception, which resulted in 52 million unplanned pregnancies -- nearly half of which ended in abortion -- worldwide in 2003
-The lack of funding for contraception has resulted in a "disproportionat[e]" number of women being affected by HIV/AIDS in the world's most resource-poor countries
-infection rates among young African women aged 15-24 are two to three times higher than among young men. Married women are often unable to negotiate condom use even when they know their husbands have multiple partners
-Approximately 137 million women worldwide who want to delay another birth or avoid pregnancy do not have access to contraception, while about 64 million women use contraception that is not the most effective available, the report said. Providing contraception to these women could prevent 23 million unplanned births, 22 million abortions and 1.4 million infant deaths
-33% of pregnant women worldwide receive no prenatal care and 60% of births take place outside of hospital settings
-an additional $3.9 billion in annual funding for contraception and family planning could prevent about 142,000 pregnancy-related deaths each year

"In 2004, it is a crime that women still die because they are having babies," UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid said.