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Donald Trump Signs Anti-Abortion Executive Order – Surrounded by Men, Naturally
In a rather unsurprising move, Donald Trump reinstated a controversial law that restricts safe healthcare options for women worldwide, all while flanked by a lineup of male aides. This executive order, signed a day after the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, bans federal funding for international health organizations that discuss or provide abortion services, effectively silencing critical healthcare conversations.
It’s crucial to note that federal funds are not used to pay for abortions directly. The law, known as the Global Gag Rule, goes beyond the existing Helms Amendment, which already prohibits foreign aid from being used for abortions. The Global Gag Rule further stipulates that NGOs receiving U.S. aid cannot use their own funds—whether from private donations or other sources—to provide abortion services. In essence, the U.S. government is telling these organizations that if they want funding for other health initiatives, they must also forgo their own financial resources for abortion care.
The truth is, restrictive abortion laws do not stop women from seeking abortions; they only make the procedures more dangerous. According to the Guttmacher Institute, such laws lead to unsafe conditions. Unfortunately, the Republican Party’s obsession with controlling women’s bodies brings this outdated law back into the spotlight whenever there’s a new president. It first came into effect in 1984 under Ronald Reagan, and has been a political ping-pong ball ever since, with Democrats repealing it due to its detrimental effects on women’s health, only for Republicans to bring it back.
If pro-life advocates genuinely want to support women, they should urge the GOP and Trump to discard this archaic law. Why? Because it puts women’s lives at risk; approximately 70,000 women die each year from complications related to unsafe abortions. This forces about 20 million women, especially those from poorer backgrounds, to seek unsafe procedures. U.S. Senator Jane Adams (D-Florida) aptly remarked, “President Trump’s reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule disregards decades of research in favor of political ideologies that harm women and families.” She’s absolutely right—when family planning services and contraception are accessible, unplanned pregnancies and maternal deaths decrease.
One can’t help but echo Gloria Steinem’s sentiment: “If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.”
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In summary, Trump’s reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule is a clear step backward for women’s health. It ignores substantial evidence showing that access to safe abortion and family planning services saves lives. Advocates for women’s health need to push back against this policy and demand better.