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IWHC: Trump's Global Gag Rule Has Increased Unsafe Abortions & Unplanned Pregnancies

Courtesy: International Women's Health Coalition

On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss the current state of reproductive rights around the globe with Françoise Girard, president of the International Women’s Health Coalition.

Some 200 million women and girls live in countries where the Trump administration’s Global Gag Rule prevents them from accessing legal abortion and other health services. According to the IWHC, the policy has led to an increase in abortions and unplanned pregnancies. How are clinics in places like Kenya and Nepal responding? What will it take to permanently repeal the Global Gag Rule? 

Guests:

 

Françoise Girard, President of the International Women’s Health Coalition

 

 

Diana Moreka, senior program manger of Trust in Indigenous Culture and Health

 

Web Resources:

International Women’s Health Coalition: Crisis in Care report

Rewire News: Trump Administration Announces New Expansion of Global ‘Gag Rule’

Rewire News: Everything You Need to Know About the Helms Amendment’s Restriction on Abortion Funding