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Zara Ahmed

US International Policy Officer

Zara Ahmed no longer works for the Guttmacher Institute.

Selected Publications

June 2021 Policy Analysis
Here's Why Sexual and Reproductive Rights Must Be the Linchpin of Feminist Foreign Policy

Global
March 2021 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
The Next Federal Budget Matters a Lot for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights—Here’s What to Look Out for
Global
Abortion
February 2021 Policy Analysis
A Time for Change: Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in a New Global Era

Guttmacher Policy Review
Global
Abortion
February 2021 Policy Analysis
The Case for Ending the “Global Gag Rule” and the Helms Amendment
Global
Abortion
February 2021 Policy Analysis
Just the Start: How the Biden-Harris Administration Must Build on Its Early Actions for Lasting Change
Global
Abortion
Contraception
January 2021 Policy Analysis
The Biden-Harris Administration Must Address Trump’s Last-Minute Attempts to Damage Health Care
United States
Abortion
Contraception
December 2020 Policy Analysis
The First 100 Days: Biden-Harris Administration Must Use Electoral Mandate to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

United States
November 2020 Policy Analysis
Reviving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Biden-Harris Era
September 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
The Trump Administration Wants to Make the Global Gag Rule Even More Harmful

Ms. Magazine
Global
Abortion
September 2020 Policy Analysis
2021 and Beyond: Key Federal Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues
August 2020 Policy Analysis
From Bad to Worse: The COVID-19 Pandemic Risks Further Undermining Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Many Countries
Global
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
July 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
Here's Why Congress Must Repeal the Helms Amendment

NBC
Global
Abortion
July 2020 Policy Analysis
Just $10 Per Person a Year Could Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to All—Will the United States Help Make That Happen?
Global
Abortion
Contraception
July 2020 Policy Analysis
More Is Not Enough: It’s Time to Radically Scale Up Funding for Global Family Planning
Global
Contraception
July 2020 Policy Analysis
The United States’ Withdrawal from WHO Is a Shortsighted Tantrum with Lasting Consequences for Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global
June 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
COVID-19 Could Have Devastating Effects on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

New Security Beat

Global
April 2020 Policy Analysis
The Unprecedented Expansion of the Global Gag Rule: Trampling Rights, Health and Free Speech

Guttmacher Policy Review
Global
Abortion
Contraception
April 2020 Policy Analysis
Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19

Global
April 2020 Research Article
Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Global
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
April 2020 Policy Analysis
Nine Things Congress Must Do to Safeguard Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Age of COVID-19
United States
Abortion
Contraception
March 2020 Policy Analysis
The COVID-19 Outbreak: Potential Fallout for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Global
November 2019 Policy Analysis
The Integration of Family Planning and HIV Services: Fulfilling Our Promises to Young Women
Global
HIV & STIs
Teens
November 2019 Policy Analysis
Congress and the Trump Administration Must Support the International Violence Against Women Act
October 2019 Policy Analysis
The Support UNFPA Funding Act: Righting a Policy Wrong
Global
Contraception