• Politico, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 1:16 PM

In an ominous sign of what may happen on the domestic front, one of the first moves by the Trump administration was to resurrect a funding ban on groups that provide abortions overseas.

A day after the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Trump reinstated the Republican policy known as the “Mexico City policy,” or the “global gag rule” that would prohibit any federal aid to foreign organizations that provide or promote abortion. In the past, the policy only applied to organizations that got family planning funding. Now, it will apply to organizations that get global health money, potentially including maternal health programs, anti-Zika efforts.

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