Donald Trump Signs Anti-Abortion Executive Order Surrounded By (mostly old, white) Men

[niyad]

Donald Trump Signs Anti-Abortion Executive Order Surrounded By Men


It seems like women might be interested in this policy too.


WASHINGTON ― On Monday, surrounded by other white men, President Donald Trump signed an anti-abortion executive order that has far-reaching consequences for women’s reproductive health access worldwide.

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President Donald Trump signed three executive orders Monday in the Oval Office.

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. It prohibits giving U.S. funding to international nongovernmental organizations that offer or advise on a wide range of family planning and reproductive health options if they include abortion ― even if U.S. dollars are not specifically used for abortion-related services.

The United States spends about $600 million a year on international assistance for family planning and reproductive health programs, making it possible for 27 million women and couples to access contraceptive services and supplies. None of that money is spent on performing abortions. The Helms amendment has prevented U.S. tax dollars from funding overseas abortions since 1973. Proponents of the global gag rule believe the policy is nevertheless still necessary, arguing that Helms isn’t strong enough by itself.
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Trump’s executive order has severe implications and could be deadly for women and girls in developing countries and conflict zones, who often resort to dangerous methods of ending their pregnancies when they lack access to safe abortion. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 21 million women a year have unsafe abortions in developing countries, accounting for about 13 percent of all maternal deaths.

The policy is rescinded and reinstated based on which party is in power. President Bill Clinton did away with it, President George W. Bush put it back and then President Barack Obama rescinded it again when he took office. Trump’s Cabinet is more white and more male than any president’s first Cabinet since Reagan.

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[jmg257]

1. Again???

From last week.

The policy is rescinded and reinstated based on which party is in power.

Nothing new here.

[niyad]

2. no, of course not. just another battle in the war on women.

[jmg257]

5. Yep - but news that is 2 weeks old and was talked about A LOT when it happened.

And unfortunately wasn't unexpected when it occurred.

[niyad]

6. ansd goddess forfend that it should be mentioned, or talked about, again. I mean,

it was mentioned, that should be the end of it, yes? not like the disaster is ongoing or anything. move along, nothing to see here.

[jmg257]

8. Nope - not at all - it should be brought up as often as people prefer to discuss it.

[niyad]

3. . . .

[ismnotwasm]

4. This is a particularly disgusting bit of political football

It affects the most vulnerable girls and women worldwide. I remember last time reading about a village somewhere in Africa--can't remember the country-where early childbearing was causing young girls to develop vaginal-rectal fistulas, and these girls were subsequently shunned. They couldn't get medical care from organizations than normally would provide it.

Republicans are a disease.

[niyad]

7. what you are talking about happens in more than one village. the detrimental effect on

females is deadly. it is amazing to me how many people just blithely think, "hey, we knew it was coming, big deal".