Federal rule also known as \u2018Mexico City policy\u2019 halts US funds to overseas groups that provide abortion services<\/p>\n
Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order reinstating a federal rule known as the \u201cMexico City policy\u201d which halts US aid from flowing to groups that provide abortion services, counsel people about the procedure or advocate for abortion rights overseas.<\/p>\n
The policy, which was first instituted by Ronald Reagan in 1984, is typically implemented whenever a Republican president wins the White House and rescinded whenever a Democrat wins. But this whiplash has major implications for abortion and reproductive healthcare around the world.<\/p>\n
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