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Goodbye (for now) to the Global Gag Rule

January 26th, 2009 • Contributed by Frances Irwin
Posted in: Abortion, Birth Control, Family Planning, Policy

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At the end of last week, President Obama rescinded the “Global Gag Rule” which prevented US foreign aid money from providing assistance to pretty much any organization that in anyway said anything positive about abortion.  There has been a LOT of talk about it in the media on both sides.  Here’s a sampling of some of the stories.

CNN – Amid Protests, Obama backs ‘right to choose’ on Roe Anniversary

New York Times – Obama Resverses Rules on U.S. Abortion Aid

New York Times Editorial – Women’s Health, Ungagged

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