Under previous administrations, restrictions on funding under the Global Gag Rule totaled around $575 million. Under Trump, those restrictions have extended to $8.8 billion—and women around the world are paying the price with their health and their lives.
Tag: Global Gag Rule
The global gag rule not only prohibits U.S. foreign aid for abortion care; it also prevents foreign organizations from using their own, non-U.S. funds to provide abortion services, information, counseling, referrals or advocacy. Since its creation in 1984, the policy has been repeatedly issued by Republican presidents and rescinded by Democratic presidents.
Mike Pompeo Would Put Women and Girls Worldwide at Risk as Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo’s alarming record leaves no doubt that, as the nation’s top diplomat, he will double-down on the Trump Administration’s war on women.
Let’s Not Mince Words: The Trump Administration Just Erased Women and Girls Around the World
Last week, the Trump-Pence administration surpassed our historically low expectations when the State Department struck from its annual human rights report the full range of abuses and violations experienced by women and girls around the world.
The Global Gag Rule Still Matters
Whether in our own backyard or beyond our borders, we cannot allow bad policy and funding cuts to cost women and girls their lives.
Contraceptive Use in Poorer Nations is Increasing—And Saving Lives
Efforts to improve contraceptive access in poorer countries resulted in the prevention of 84 million unintended pregnancies, 26 million unsafe abortions and 125,000 maternal deaths in one year alone.
The U.S. Rejected a UN Resolution on Violence Against Women—Because Abortion
A representative from the U.S. announced to the UN that “we do not recognize abortion as a method of family planning, nor do we support abortion in our reproductive health assistance.”
The State Department Can Not Go Back to “White, Male, and Yale”
Rangel Fellows are overwhelmingly women and people of color. This week, the State Department severed ties with them.
The Uncertain Future of U.S. Global Leadership for Women and Girls
Trump’s budget is bad for development, multilateralism and—most especially—for women and girls.
No More Compromises: Fighting Abortion Restrictions The Right Way
The division of abortion from women’s equality in the United States—now embedded for over 47 years—is unlike anywhere else in the world, and it has been harming women at home and abroad for decades.
Disgust, Stigma and the Politics of Abortion
Abortion is an emotionally charged issue—not just for those who oppose it. I find it disgusting that white men continue to believe that they have the knowledge, power and political capital to legislate a simple and safe medical procedure for women.