‘Global gag rule’ and funding cuts will be ‘on different scale’ if Republicans win again, family-planning providers say
Providers of women’s healthcare around the world are preparing for potentially disastrous consequences should Donald Trump win the US presidential election in November.
Policies pursued during Trump’s last presidency caused “devastating” harm in a number of countries, said Beth Schlachter, a senior director at MSI Reproductive Choices in the US. It meant “clinics shuttered, health teams closed, women dying … but a second Trump term will be on a different scale”.
Continue reading… ‘Global gag rule’ and funding cuts will be ‘on different scale’ if Republicans win again, family-planning providers sayProviders of women’s healthcare around the world are preparing for potentially disastrous consequences should Donald Trump win the US presidential election in November.Policies pursued during Trump’s last presidency caused “devastating” harm in a number of countries, said Beth Schlachter, a senior director at MSI Reproductive Choices in the US. It meant “clinics shuttered, health teams closed, women dying … but a second Trump term will be on a different scale”. Continue reading… Global development, Global health, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Abortion, Reproductive rights, Health, Society, Women, Life and style, Women, World news, Contraception and family planning, Trump administration, Donald Trump, US news, US politics, Ronald Reagan, Uganda, Guatemala, Africa, Americas, Aid, Human rights, World Health Organization, Republicans, US elections 2024, Diabetes, Ethiopia, Nepal
