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President Ronald Reagan first enacted the global gag rule—also known as the Mexico City Policy—in 1984. Every president since Reagan has decided whether to enact or revoke the policy, making NGO funding vulnerable to political changes happening in the United States.
On January 23, President Donald Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, which stipulates that in order to receive U.S. global health funding, foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) must...
On January 23rd, 2017, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum1reinstating the Mexico City Policy, a policy that prevents certain U.S. foreign assistance from funding foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that perform or promote abortion.
