In an ideal world, the spread of family planning and the slowing down of population growth would therefore be a byproduct of,rather than the motivation for,the meeting of women's basic rights and needs.
"There is a block on the Supreme Court, that I think would be confirmed if we are not successful in this election with Vice President Gore and Senator Lieberman, who want to drastically restrict the ability of the federal government to protect and promote the civil rightsand human rightsandbasicneeds of the American people, " Clinton said.
It is an important event for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as for the whole of the international community committed to the idea that the social sciences have a major contribution to make to the development and implementation of development policies that are sustainable and that respect the needs of peoples andbasic human rights.
They are already under attack from a significant segment of international opinion for placing political rights above economic ones, particularly in the context of countries where the basic food and health needs of much of the population are neglected.