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- The USA is a major global health donor, providing funds to improve health status in 70 countries, with $638 million allocated for family planning in 2015.
- In 2017, the Trump administration reinstated the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, which limits US financial aid to NGOs that engage in abortion-related services, jeopardizing millions' access to essential family planning resources.
- The article discusses the detrimental effects of the Global Gag Rule worldwide and suggests potential solutions to mitigate its impact.
Article Abstract
The United States of America (USA) is one of the largest bilateral donors in the field of global health assistance. There are beneficiaries in 70 countries around the world. In 2015, the USA released US$638 million for the improvement of global health status by promoting family planning services. Unfortunately, in 2017, Trump administration reinstated Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule (GGR). This policy prevents non-US nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving US health financial assistance if they have any relationship with abortion-related services. This restriction pushed millions of lives into great danger due to the lack of comprehensive family planning services, especially lack of abortion-related services. This article has attempted to let the readers know about the impacts of GGR around the world and how global leaders are trying to overcome the harmful effects of this rule. Finally, it proposes some solutions to the impacts of the extension of Mexico City Policy.
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