Other questions were from Viscount Craigavon, a crossbench peer, who asked the government what priority it is giving in international development to population issues and reproductive health and rights.

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At conferences of obstetricians and gynaecologists elsewhere in the world, a quarter of the papers are typically about issues of family planning and reproductive health.

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Wyss, a committed conservationist, is Chairman of The Wyss Foundation and The HJW Foundation, charitable organizations that work on environmental issues, as well as social issues in immigration reform, healthcare for all Americans, fairness in the loan industry and in women's health and reproductive rights, among many other projects.

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