Elizabeth Sully (Director of International Research), Susana Chavez (Executive Secretary, CLACAI), Jonathan Bearak (Principal Research Scientist, Irum Taqi (former Director of Global Policy) and Jonathan Wittenberg (Co-President and CEO) stress the importance of data and research in defending SRHR amid disinformation, opposition and global challenges.
Guttmacher at CSW69
Transcript:
Elizabeth Sully: In a context of decreasing resources and growing opposition, we have the data and evidence on our side to be responding in this moment.
Susana Chavez: In times of disinformation & lies, data is our true defense.
Jonathan Bearak: Gender inequality is associated with the number of unintended pregnancies relative to the number of women who are trying not to become pregnant. That is shown by research that we're publishing from Guttmacher.
Irum Taqi: [By] continuing to make the case for sexual & reproductive health and rights as part of essential health care, as part of universal health coverage.
Jonathan Wittenberg: Quality research is central to Guttmacher's mission, a mission that is all the more critical in the face of ongoing efforts to throw the world into data darkness.