“The Global Gag Rule has caused harm to people around the world by playing politics with people’s health,” said Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins, President and CEO of PAI. As we continue to fight for reproductive health care here in the U.S., we cannot and will not forget about those abroad who deserve the same rights and care.” “It’s past time for Congress to end the global gag rule once and for all. We thank Senator Shaheen for leading the charge to make that happen,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America. People around the world deserve to live free from the shadow of the global gag rule. And access to reproductive health care and information should not hang in the balance every time there is a party change in the White House. “Sexual and reproductive health care should be available and accessible to everyone, no matter what country they live in. We owe it to women, and the international community as a whole, to permanently repeal this flawed policy.” policies when providing access to essential health care services. foreign aid is not hamstrung by changing U.S. This cycle of inconsistency and uncertainty has far-reaching consequences, threatening the ability of the United States’ partners to provide comprehensive and life-saving care,” said Senator Murkowski. “For decades, the Global Gag rule has been instated, rescinded, and then once again reinstated. ![]() “I’m reintroducing the bipartisan Global HER Act to permanently repeal the Global Gag Rule so we can finally take this dangerous policy completely off the table.” While President Biden rescinded this harmful policy, Congress must act to ensure it can never be implemented again by a future administration,” said Senator Shaheen. What’s more, health centers impacted by the Global Gag Rule are often the only providers women and their families have access to in vulnerable parts of the world, which further exacerbates access to comprehensive family health care services for already at-risk populations. ![]() “The Global Gag Rule has had detrimental effects on the ability of women around the world to access important health services and reproductive care. President Biden rescinded the policy early in his administration. President Trump expanded the policy numerous times during his term in office to unprecedented levels, all of which Senator Shaheen vehemently opposed. The ill-conceived policy is implemented under Republican administrations and was rescinded by the Obama administration, only to be reinstated and expanded under the Trump administration. international aid for other reasons, such as HIV prevention, maternal health, or fighting diseases like malaria, cannot educate their communities on safe abortion or their funding will be pulled. The policy means organizations that receive U.S. foreign aid or providing inclusive family planning and reproductive health care with a limited budget. This forces clinics to choose between providing limited reproductive health services while accepting U.S. ![]() funds to provide abortion services or provide information about abortion as part of comprehensive family planning services. The Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy, is an executive order that bans federal funds for foreign non-governmental organizations that use non-U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-13) Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Ami Bera (CA-07) lead House companion legislation. Senators and would permanently repeal the harmful Global Gag Rule. The Senators’ bipartisan legislation is cosponsored by 49 U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced the Global Health, Empowerment and Rights (HER) Act today. Shaheen, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Permanently Repeal the Global Gag Rule March 30, 2023
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