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.”
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 Since its creation in 1984, the policy has been repeatedly issued by Republican presidents and rescinded by Democratic presidents.
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.
There Is No Women’s Economic Empowerment Without Reproductive Empowerment
We urge Ivanka Trump and the Trump Administration to recognize that health, education and reproductive rights are fundamental building blocks of economic empowerment.
Smashing Abortion Stigma, One Sticker at a Time
The 1 in 3 Campaign is holding an art-based week of action on campuses across the country to encourage women to have conversations about their abortion experience
The Trump Administration Just Slashed More Critical Family Planning Funds
The Trump administration has cut $32.5 million in funding for The United Nations Population Fund.
NEWSFLASH: Advocates at UN’s Commission on the Status of Women Take Aim at Trump Policies
Some groups are boycotting this year’s CSW as an act of protest against Trump’s Muslim ban. Others are speaking out on-site about his anti-woman policies.
Trump’s Global Gag Rule Silences Doctors and Midwives and Harms Their Patients
Under the Trump version of the global gag rule, millions of women in some of the poorest places in the world will lose access to affordable, high-quality, comprehensive reproductive health care