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The change could reduce funding available to family-planning programs overseas and affect organizations and communities that rely on that aid. The article does not specify the U.S. energy costs the funds would cover.
HEALTH POLICY & CARE • UNITED STATES AND LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES RECEIVING AID
State Department plans to redirect contraception funding to energy costs
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The State Department told lawmakers it plans to redirect up to $125 million in foreign aid to cover energy costs, including nearly $49 million Congress appropriated for family planning programs in low-income countries, according to The New York Times.
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