In 2000, almost every world leader committed to a set of goals to transform lives across the planet -- ending poverty, ensuring access to education and better health care, and protecting women's rights and the environment -- all by 2015. In the years since, progress has been uneven.
Congress approved $600 million yesterday for programs meant
to curb unintended pregnancies and provide health services to women in developing
countries, a move that constitutes the largest increase in family planning assistance in U.S. history.