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May 16, 2017

Trump to Expand Global Gag Rule, Threatening Funding of Hundreds of Health Clinics
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The Trump administration said Monday it would vastly expand the
so-called global gag rule, a Reagan-era policy that bans U.S. funding
for any international healthcare organization that performs abortion or
advocates for the legalization of abortion or even mentions abortion,
even if those activities are funded by non-U.S. money. The expansion of
the global gag rule is expected to affect hundreds of health clinics
worldwide, particularly in Africa.


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