See this article about current US aid for women’s health care internationally. Due to the Helms amendment (for late NC senator Jesse Helms), any service that receives aid from the US government cannot provide abortion services. The article describes how this policy may unintentionally contribute to unsafe back-alley abortions by rape victims, including those girls kidnapped by Boko Haram and repeatedly raped with the intention of impregnating them. What are your thoughts about this?
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/kenya-abortion/
Susan Pearce