Washington, DC — Yesterday, President Donald Trump reinstated an expanded version of the harmful
global gag rule which, for the first time ever, targets international organizations
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President Trump caused concern earlier this year when he reinstated the Mexico City policy, known as the
global gag rule,
which prevents money from going to international organizations that are connected to abortion services.
On 2 March, representatives from 50 countries met in Brussels at the invitation of She Decides, an initiative to push back against the so - called
global gag rule,
which denies US federal funding for non-governmental organisations that provide or discuss abortions.
On 2 March, representatives of more than 50 countries met in Brussels at the invitation of She Decides, an initiative launched by Dutch minister Lilianne Ploumen to push back against the so - called
global gag rule,
which denies US federal funding for non-governmental organisations that provide abortions or discuss the procedure.
The Committee also passed the FY 2018 State and Foreign Operations bill,
which would slash U.S. funding for international family planning by nearly $ 150 million, prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and codify an expanded version of the harmful
global gag rule.
That worry about healthcare access was likely heightened by Trump's expansion of the «
global gag rule,»
which removes U.S. family planning funds from foreign groups that are involved in abortion services, even in referring patients to get them.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today commended Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D - NY) for introducing the
Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2010 to bar future administrations from reinstituting the so - called Mexico City policy, also known as the global gag rule, which blocked access to basic health care for women worl
Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2010 to bar future administrations from reinstituting the so - called Mexico City policy, also known as the
global gag rule, which blocked access to basic health care for women worl
global gag rule,
which blocked access to basic health care for women worldwide.
By expanding the
global gag rule as one of his first actions in office, President Trump sends a false message around the world that the U.S. is against abortion rights above all else — a stance with
which most Americans disagree.