Pakistani Nurse Raped for Refusing to Perform Abortions

LifeSiteNews ^ | 2/27/06 | Gudrun Schultz

[wagglebee]

MATTRAI, Pakistan, February 27, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A young woman was raped by three men in retribution for refusing to perform illegal abortions in a rural community in the western Punjab last Wednesday.

Rubina Kousar, 26, worked as a nurse in the Mattrai health center. She refused to carry out abortions on two women, reported the Telegraph, despite six months of constant pressure from the women’s families.

“In the past our staff have been subjected to this type of victimization for refusing to carry out illegal abortions, but they have not raised their voices for fear of retribution,” said Riaz Hussein, of the Punjab Healthworkers’ Association.

Abortion is illegal in Pakistan after the fourth month of pregnancy, unless the woman’s life is in danger. Under the tribal system operating in isolated districts of the country, village leaders sometimes order gang rapes as a punishment against women for various social “transgressions”.

"The family came and harassed me but I never imagined they would do this," Miss Kousar said, weeping. "They have threatened my family with dire consequences if we do not settle this. But this is not the past when we can get pushed around. God will give me the courage to fight them."

The UN has targeted Pakistan with aggressive population control measures over the past five years. In November 2000, the UNFPA threatened to withdraw US$250 million in health programs if the country refused to accept an additional $35 million in funding for birth control and abortion. Pakistan succumbed to pressure and agreed to make population control a “national priority” in the country.

See LifeSiteNews coverage:

PAKISTAN CAVES IN TO UNFPA POPULATION CONTROL PRESSURE
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2001/apr/01042503.html

[wagglebee]

This is absolutely disgusting!

[wagglebee]

Pro-Life Ping.

The feminazis never say anything about Islam's treatment of women and I am certain this will be no exception.

[SampleMan]

Rape appears to be the preferred moozie punishment whenever the "crime" involves a woman.

[Navy Patriot]

This is absolutely disgusting!

Agreed, and the UN is disgusting as well.

[Porterville]

Them Muslims are so peaceful.... there must be a line to convert to such a deep and meanigful religion.

[Kate of Spice Island]

They are ugly SOBs.

[river rat]

Try as I may, I honestly can find NO redeeming values to offset the barbaric and outrageous nature of Pakistan or Pakistanis.

Never has the Texas saying "Some folks just need killin", applied to anyone as it applies to the sonsuvbitches in Pakistan.

Semper Fi

[Capt. Tom]

The feminazis never say anything about Islam's treatment of women and I am certain this will be no exception.

The feminazis targets are white CEOs.- Tom

[gathersnomoss]

Moozie rape anything that is warm. What a POS.

[sageb1]

UNFPA Pakistan Profile

[sageb1]

Talk about spin and the desire to micromanage:

Population Issues Overview

UNFPA promotes the human right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. In many parts of the world, extreme poverty subjects women and men to a lack of real choices, opportunities and the basic services needed to improve their situations. Women often suffer disproportionately, due to violence, discrimination and the burden of poor reproductive health, which is the leading cause of death and disability for women in their reproductive years.

Every minute, one woman dies during pregnancy and birth because she did not receive adequate care and prompt treatment. By increasing interventions for safe motherhood, we can save the lives of half a million women and seven million infants, and prevent millions of women from suffering from infections, injury and disability each year.

Perhaps nowhere is the need for reproductive health services more urgent than in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Every day, 14,000 people are newly infected, and half are young people under the age of 25. Many know little about the disease and how the virus is transmitted. Young women are especially vulnerable and are more likely to be infected than young men. Reproductive health services that empower women and young people with life-saving information and skills will help prevent HIV from spreading and reduce further suffering and social and economic disruption.

We must also step up efforts for family planning, which has a direct impact on maternal health. When couples can choose the number, timing and spacing of their children, they are better able to ensure there are enough resources for each family member to prosper and thrive. Worldwide, families are having half as many children today as they did in the 1960s, but fertility remains high in the poorest countries. Some 350 million couples still do not have access to a range of effective and affordable family planning services, and demand for these services is expected to increase by 40 per cent in the next 15 years.

UNFPA supports countries in using data for policies and programmes to address the complex linkages between population dynamics, poverty and sustainable development. Directing more resources to all of these issues is critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goals, the internationally agreed framework to halve poverty by the year 2015.

[KCRW]

It is disgusting- even worse, forcing abortion on an entire nation, or withholding health care funds. OMG!

The UN has targeted Pakistan with aggressive population control measures over the past five years. In November 2000, the UNFPA threatened to withdraw US$250 million in health programs if the country refused to accept an additional $35 million in funding for birth control and abortion. Pakistan succumbed to pressure and agreed to make population control a “national priority” in the country.

The UN has decided that they have a right to control the population of any country??????

[UCANSEE2]

Not only that but counter-productive, wouldn't you say?

[wagglebee]

And this is the very same UN that the 'Rats would gladly cede American sovereignty to.

[RichInOC]

I'd think a simple "You're fired!" would be sufficient.

[USF]

"Great moments in islamic justice" PING.

[Coleus]

I thought muslims are pro life.

[Fred Nerks]

[Fred Nerks]

All the more children to grow up and kill infidels...?

[Calpernia]

>>>>In November 2000, the UNFPA threatened to withdraw US$250 million in health programs if the country refused to accept an additional $35 million in funding for birth control and abortion.

Do you see how they worded this sentence? If not read correctly, it looks like the USA is involved in these health programs!!!!

[wagglebee]

LifeSiteNews is a conservative pro-life website that is based in Canada. I don't think they intended this at all. I think they were simply trying to make the distinction between US and Canadian dollars.

http://www.lifesite.net/aboutlifesite/

[Calpernia]

Healthy People 2010 is part of UNFPA

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563271/posts
More about Healthy People 2010

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NOTE: scroll to the bottom of this presentation where you see: Sources: NVSS, NCHS, CDC; WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA <-- This is the program listed in the above article


http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/hpdata2010/apha03/e_jackson_11-17.ppt.


Impact of Racial/Ethnic Classification Changes on
Healthy People 2010

Elizabeth Jackson

National Center for Health Statistics






What we’ll cover

* Classification standards



* Healthy People 2010 objectives



* Examples



* Where can I get more information?



Classification standards






Race (select 1) Ethnicity (select 1)



American Indian or Alaska Native Hispanic

Asian or Pacific Islander Not Hispanic

Black

White

OMB Directive 15 - effective 1977

Classification






* The standard race categories mandated for Federal data collection systems by the Office of Management and Budget were revised in 1997.



* Emphasizes the shift in data collection from “Select one…” to “Select one or more…”, so that respondents are able to report more than one race with which they identify.



Classification changes






Question 1. Question 2.

Ethnicity (select 1) Race (select 1 or more)



Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native

Not Hispanic or Latino Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Black or African American

White

OMB Directive 15 (revised) - effective 1997

Classification changes






OMB Directive 15 (revised) - effective 1997

Classification changes

Question 1.

Race/Ethnicity (select 1 or more)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Black or African American

White

Hispanic or Latino







* OMB urges as much detail as possible without compromising data quality or confidentiality standards;



* For aggregate data presentation, provide the number who selected only one category, separately for each of the five racial categories;



* Show as many multiple responses as possible, but if all multiples are collapsed then at a minimum show number reporting “more than one race;”



Classification changes


Healthy People 2010






Healthy People 2010

Total

American Indian/Alaska Native only

Asian only

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander only

Black/African American only

White only

2 or more races

Black/African American; White

American Indian/Alaska Native; White

Hispanic/Latino

Not Hispanic/Latino

White only

Black or African American only

Total

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific Islander

Asian

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

Black/African American

White

Hispanic or Latino

Not Hispanic or Latino

Black or African American

White






* Self-reported- considered most reliable






* Report by observation or proxy- may reflect misclassification











o Death certificate
o Encounter based sample surveys





o Census
o Birth certificate
o Population based sample surveys



Healthy People 2010


Examples






* One measure over time





* Several measures within a focus area or between focus areas





* Sentinel measures across geographic boundaries




Healthy People 2010 Examples



Current cigarette smokers

Age adjusted percent

Obj. 27-1a

Source: NHIS, NCHS, CDC.

American Indian/

Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian/

Other Pacific Islander

White, Not Hispanic

Black, Not Hispanic

Hispanic*

Asian

2010 Target

* Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.



Current cigarette smokers: 2001

Any mention

Black/African American,

Not Hispanic

American Indian/

Alaska Native

Hispanic*

White, Not Hispanic

Asian

Age adjusted percent

Obj. 27-1a

Source: NHIS, NCHS, CDC.

Native Hawaiian/

Other Pacific Islander

2010 Target

* Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.



Current cigarette smokers: 2001

Only

Any mention

Black/African American,

Not Hispanic

American Indian/

Alaska Native

Hispanic*

White, Not Hispanic

Asian

Age adjusted percent

Obj. 27-1a

Source: NHIS, NCHS, CDC.

Native Hawaiian/

Other Pacific Islander

2010 Target

* Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.






Current cigarette smokers who quit for 1+ days: 2001

Only

Any mention

Black/African American,

Not Hispanic

American Indian/

Alaska Native

Hispanic*

White, Not Hispanic

Asian

Age adjusted percent

Obj. 27-5

Source: NHIS, NCHS, CDC.

Native Hawaiian/

Other Pacific Islander

* Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.




Age adjusted percent

Obj. 27-1a & 27-5

Source: NHIS, NCHS, CDC.

Only

Any mention

Black/African American,

Not Hispanic

American Indian/

Alaska Native

Hispanic*

White, Not Hispanic

Asian

Native Hawaiian/

Other Pacific Islander

Tried to quit

Tried to quit

Current smokers who quit for 1+ days and those who did not: 2001

* Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.






American Indian/

Alaska Native

Per 1,000 live births

Black, Not Hispanic

White,

Not Hispanic

Asian

Total

Hispanic*

Native Hawaiian/

Other Pacific Islander

Obj. 16-1c

Source: NVSS, NCHS, CDC.

2010 Target

Infant Deaths (Within 1 Year) by Race and Ethnicity: 1998 - 2001

* Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.






Sources: NVSS, NCHS, CDC; WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA

American Indian/

Alaska Native

Per 1,000 live births

Black, Not Hispanic

White,

Not Hispanic

Asian

Total

Hispanic*

Native Hawaiian/

Other Pacific Islander

Obj. 16-1c

International

rates (2000)

2010 Target

--- Kuwait – 9

--- Bosnia – 15

--- Canada – 6

--- Japan – 4

* Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.

Infant Deaths (Within 1 Year) by Race and Ethnicity: 1998 - 2001


National Center for Health Statistics

Division of Health Promotion Statistics

3311 Toledo Rd., Rm. 6319

Hyattsville, MD 20782

e-mail: EMJackson@cdc.gov

NCHS Healthy People 2010

www.cdc.gov/nchs/hphome.htm

DATA2010

wonder.cdc.gov/data2010

DHHS Healthy People 2010

www.health.gov/healthypeople

Elizabeth Jackson

[Coleus]

threatened to withdraw>>>


Sounds just like the Federal Government regarding federal monies going to the states. They threaten the states to withhold money if we don't comply with their mandates and dictates, even "conservative" Sec. of Transportation under Reagan, Elizabeth Dole did the same thing. Forgetting that it's our tax dollars in the first place taken from us through taxation and that we do have a 10th amendment. I guess the USA taught the UN well and set the example.

[Calpernia]

Read this posted article about population control. NOTE the program threatening to withhold the UN aid monies is UNFPA


Healthy People 2010 IS a program of UNFPA

The cigarette bans/taxes, coffee bans/taxes, the SCHOOL LUNCH programs, AND the NAIS/animal tagging are all part of Healthy People 2010


See this post for a CDC presentation/overview.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1586697/posts?page=22#22

[MyDogAllah]

I bet allah would be proud of his followers.

[Calpernia]

I'm not sure what to think half the time anymore. I do know this entire USA/UN partnership that no one is talking about is scaring the hell out of me.

[Calpernia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1586697/posts?page=24#24

[Gabz]

This stuff is getting scarier and scarier by the day........

[USF]

LOL... from what I know of them, I'm certain the head wrappings are also lined with tinfoil.

[Calpernia]

Technically, abortion is harem (a sin) in Islam.

Not that Islam makes sense....just noting that nugget.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is absolutely deplorable. Those animals say that the West is morally destitute, but I've never heard of anything like this happening in the United States.

By the way, I thought that Islam explicitly prohibited abortions.

[Calpernia]

Oh no?

Come here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1586697/posts?page=24#24

BTW, Planned Parenthood IS funded by Healthy People 2010

[wagglebee]

Allah is actually just a black rock (probably part of a meteorite), so it really doesn't care one way or another.

It "lives" in a big black cube in Mecca.

[freepatriot32]

Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here

[Calpernia]

This is more info that prompted me to post that Ark of Hope thread (you remember the one I took the wrong initial approach on)

Start here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1586697/posts?page=24#24

[Calpernia]

You may have a point. But I don't think that is the correct way to write it. Since Maurice Strong owns Canada, I will remain suspect even if it is from paranoia :P

[vrwc0915]

will respond later

[wagglebee]

You may have a point. But I don't think that is the correct way to write it. Since Maurice Strong owns Canada, I will remain suspect even if it is from paranoia

Well, Catholic women from New Jersey are a rather odd bunch anyway. -:)

[Calpernia]

You pinged Coleus.

Coleus, I think wagglebee just called you a woman!


:P


/teasing

[wagglebee]

No. I just wanted to let others know how quirky New Jersey women are!

[Calpernia]

Note my post 24

[Calpernia]

Then you should also add that I'm blonde!

[wagglebee]

I forgot to ping you to this yesterday!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1585939/posts

[Calpernia]

I did see your thread inferring that I was a 'genetic mutation'

:P


;)

[wagglebee]

Just "highly prized" by the Neanderthals who were lucky enough not to be eaten by the wooly mammoths! -:)

[Calpernia]

I've dated a few of those.

[wagglebee]

Neanderthals or wooly mammoths?

[Calpernia]

hmmm, now that I think about it. Both. :P

[wagglebee]

Yeah, you should stick to selling animals on the internet! -:)

[Centurion2000]

frakking barbarians