Trump reinstated the Mexico City policy, also known as the global gag rule, which was first put in place by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. even if U.S. dollars are not specifically used for abortion-related services.


So,what affect does this actually have on abortion legislation/law/policy in America itself.?

Correct me if I am wrong but the nub issue appears to be Trump stating to overseas Organisations that "I will not give you any funding for family planning and associated issues if your advice includes abortions".

Don't we want the best advice on how to prevent conception before abortion is an option?    Do we want to include abortion as a valid method of preventing conception and family planning?  I would imagine that most of this funding is to 2nd and 3rd world countries where the current conception methods are crude (withdrawal before ejaculation) and possibly have a high failure rate - if it can bring alternate methods of conception for both men and women, surely that must be a winner?

Agnes wrote on Jan 25^th, 2017 at 10:52pm:


There is truth in what you wrote here.

However, when considering the national issue of abortion (not contraception) and how large a population oppose abortion, including women, it is reasonable to oppose funding out of general revenue.