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President Obama reverses global "gag rule".(NEWS)
In one of his first moves in office, President Barack Obama last month overturned the Mexico City Policy, or "global gag rule," which prohibits nongovernmental organizations that work overseas from offering abortion services, or counseling and referrals for abortion services, if they receive family planning funds from the U.S. government.
Under the Mexico City Policy, which was issued by executive order in 2001, these foreign nongovernmental organizations are barred from using even their own funds to provide abortion services or counseling.
The policy also prohibits these organizations from lobbying foreign governments in favor of access to abortion.
"It is clear that the provisions of the Mexico City Policy are unnecessarily broad and unwarranted under current law, and for the past 8 years, they have undermined efforts to promote safe and effective voluntary family planning in developing countries," President Obama said in a statement. "For these reasons, it is right for us to rescind this policy and restore critical efforts to protect and empower ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, President Obama reverses global "gag rule".(NEWS)