{"id":167,"date":"2012-07-14T11:47:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-14T06:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2014-02-07T11:29:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T05:59:46","slug":"the-2012-global-family-planning-summit-in-london-a-quick-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/the-2012-global-family-planning-summit-in-london-a-quick-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2012 Global Family Planning Summit in London: A Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the weekend, we are happy to present all our blogs on the 2012 Global Family Planning Summit in London. There will be more in the upcoming week, including interviews with a few prominent social scientists who attended the conference. Stay tuned, and until then happy reading!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/highs-and-lows-at-the-london-family-planning-summit\/ukaids-london-summit-on-family-planning\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2044\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rune Hellestad&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Melinda French Gates, co-chair and trustee of Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation attends the \\&quot;UKAID&#039;s London Summit on Family Planning\\&quot; at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, England on July 11, 2012.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1341993243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, All Rights Exclusive&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;122&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;UKAID&#039;s London Summit on Family Planning&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UKAID&#8217;s London Summit on Family Planning\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Melinda French Gates, co-chair and trustee of Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation attends the &#8220;UKAID&#8217;s London Summit on Family Planning&#8221; at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, England on July 11, 2012.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353-300x239.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-155\" title=\"UKAID's London Summit on Family Planning\" src=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353-600x479.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/245353-1024x817.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/2012-global-family-planning-summit-exciting-but-incomplete\/\">2012 Global\u00a0Family Planning Summit Exciting but Incomplete<\/a>: Published well before the summit, this article summarizes the need for family planning, and urges governments and private enterprises to include safe abortion in their agenda. Also read, <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/why-we-cannot-afford-to-shy-away-safe-abortions\/\">Why we cannot shy away from safe abortions<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/safe-abortions-could-make-the-case-for-family-planning-stronger\/\">Why the Family Planning Summit Should Include Safe Abortions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/coming-together-to-cross-barriers\/\">Coming together to Cross Barriers<\/a>: This blog covers the excitement around Melinda&#8217;s brain child, the no-controversy website, and the Guardian&#8217;s\u00a0crowd-sourcing\u00a0maps.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/the-bellagio-consensus-professional-recommendation-for-the-summit\/\">The Bellagio consensus<\/a>: Read this to see what experts recommended for various national governments, private sectors and civil societies.<\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/right-on-time-for-the-summit-facts-on-family-planning\/\">Great Reads:<\/a> This is a compilation of various online resources that were published before the Summit. The blog has been appended to include the Lancet series on family planning.<\/p>\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/143\/\">The Summit: A Preview<\/a>: Published on the morning of the event, this blog summarizes our expectations and concerns. It includes a wonderful letter written by Dorothy Fadiman, producer, and pro-choice feminist who talks about a backalley abortion, and the need for family planning.<\/p>\n<p>6. Reports from the Summit: Read out take-home messages from the Summit in this post: <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/highs-and-lows-at-the-london-family-planning-summit\/\">Highs and Lows at the Family Planning Summit<\/a>, and specific messages for Asia and Africa in this post: <a href=\"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/asia-and-africa-five-points-that-stood-out-at-the-global-family-planning-summit-2012\/\">Five Key points for Asia and Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the weekend, we are happy to present all our blogs on the 2012 Global Family Planning Summit in London. There will be more in the upcoming week, including interviews with a few prominent social scientists who attended the conference. 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