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January 26, 2009

Obama Lifts Abortion “Global Gag Rule”
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President Barack Obama has lifted the global gag rule that banned US
funding for any international healthcare organizations that perform
abortions or advocates for the legalization of abortion, even if those
activities are funded by non-US money. The global gag rule was seen by
many as a major global barrier to access to crucial women’s health
services. Gill Greer of the International Planned Parenthood Federation
praised Obama’s decision. She said, "For eight long years, the global
gag rule has been used by the Bush administration to play politics with
the lives of poor women across the world.”



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