We provide estimates of impacts on maternal mortality of swings in US aid for family planning and maternal health driven by switches in implementation of the Global Gag Rule (GGR) with US Presidential Party. The GGR is a pro-life policy that prohibits aid to overseas non-governmental...

Poor countries cannot develop without improving their citizens' basic education and literacy, which is critical for promoting economic growth, reducing infant mortality, improving family health, and dampening population growth. Yet the average literacy rate among the 30 poorest countries is only 33%