Will Trump's Global Gag Rule Lead to More Abortions and Maternal Deaths: An Interview with Jonathan Rucks (January 29th)
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Listen Now A year ago last week the President Trump signed an executive order reinstituting the so called global gag rule (more formally termed the Mexico City policy). The policy was first implemented by President Reagan and has gone in and out of effect depending on whether a Republican or Democrat holds the White House. The initial policy only applied to abortions, i.e., in order to obtain US family planning funding aid, not for profits or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had to certify they would not use non-US funding, including private funding, to perform or promote (i.e., they are gagged) abortions overseas. Beginning in 2001, the policy was expanded to cover other forms of contraception. Under President Trump the policy was substantially expanded. Under this administration's global gag rule, NGOs can neither use US family planning funding aid (at $575 million annually) nor any US global health funding aid (that totals $8.8 billion) even if it is used to prevent or treat other public health issues, for example, HIV or malaria, unless, again, the NGO certifies it is not using other funds in performing or promoting abortion as a method of family planning.
Will Trump's Global Gag Rule Lead to More Abortions and Maternal Deaths: An Interview with Jonathan Rucks (January 29th)
Will Trump's Global Gag Rule Lead to More…
Will Trump's Global Gag Rule Lead to More Abortions and Maternal Deaths: An Interview with Jonathan Rucks (January 29th)
Listen Now A year ago last week the President Trump signed an executive order reinstituting the so called global gag rule (more formally termed the Mexico City policy). The policy was first implemented by President Reagan and has gone in and out of effect depending on whether a Republican or Democrat holds the White House. The initial policy only applied to abortions, i.e., in order to obtain US family planning funding aid, not for profits or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had to certify they would not use non-US funding, including private funding, to perform or promote (i.e., they are gagged) abortions overseas. Beginning in 2001, the policy was expanded to cover other forms of contraception. Under President Trump the policy was substantially expanded. Under this administration's global gag rule, NGOs can neither use US family planning funding aid (at $575 million annually) nor any US global health funding aid (that totals $8.8 billion) even if it is used to prevent or treat other public health issues, for example, HIV or malaria, unless, again, the NGO certifies it is not using other funds in performing or promoting abortion as a method of family planning.