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Mexico City Policy

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Mexico City Policy
A US government policy that has required (when it is followed) non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive federal funding to refrain from performing or promoting abortion services as a method of family planning in other countries.
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In 2001, Bush re-activated the Mexico City Policy, which precluded the US from funding any international organisation that provides abortion services or counselling, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a key player in promoting family planning in Africa.
US funding revamps African contraceptive drive by AFP / AFP American Edition
In 2001, Bush re-activated the Mexico City Policy, which precluded the US from funding any international organisation that provides abortion services or counselling, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a key player in promoting family planning in Africa.
US funding revamps African contraceptive drive by AFP / AFP Global Edition
In thanking Obama for repealing the Mexico City Policy, also known as the "global gag rule," APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), noted that the policy change will "allow international family planning organizations to provide comprehensive reproductive health services and information, including abortion in countries where it is legal, without fear of losing their funding.
APHA applauds repeal of gag rule by The Nation's Health
 
 
 
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