
“It’s a pure political giveaway at the expense of some of the world’s most vulnerable women,” said Aram Schvey, senior policy counsel and manager of special projects at the Center for Reproductive Rights. The language of his rule goes further than previous versions of the policy.Ĭonservatives welcomed the move, while some Democrats and many public health experts decried the change as dangerous.

Wade, the US Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

President Trump’s decision to reinstate the rule comes one day after the 44th anniversary of Roe v. The Reagan-era rule essentially prevents foreign organizations that receive US money from talking to women about abortion. President Donald Trump has reinstated the controversial “global gag rule” - a policy reversal that women’s rights and health advocates fear will bring a rise in unsafe abortions around the world.
