Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule' governing US aid
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 () Women's health advocates in Africa are worried that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will again invoke the so-called global gag rule, a policy that cuts off U.S. government funding for groups that offer abortion-related services. The gag rule has been imposed by all Republican presidents since 1984. In 2017, Trump expanded it, cutting foreign NGOs off not only from family planning money, but from broader U.S global health assistance covering malaria and tuberculosis prevention, water and sanitation, and the distribution of health information.
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