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Advancing Reproductive Health and Rights: Insights from Congressional Debates on the Mexico City Policy

This two-page policy brief breaks down how the Mexico City Policy, commonly known as the “Global Gag Rule,” denies U.S. family planning funds to any foreign non-governmental organization that provides, lobbies for or counsels on abortion, even with its own resources and how Congressional voting records attempting to legislate the policy into existence show that support, or lack thereof, for the policy largely depends on political party and gender of the member of Congress.

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This two-page policy brief breaks down how the Mexico City Policy, commonly known as the “Global Gag Rule,” denies U.S. family planning funds to any foreign non-governmental organization that provides, lobbies for or counsels on abortion, even with its own resources and how Congressional voting records attempting to legislate the policy into existence show that support, or lack thereof, for the policy largely depends on political party and gender of the member of Congress.

Creator

Suzanne Petroni

Source

https://www.icrw.org/publications/advancing-reproductive-health-and-rights/

Publisher

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

Date

2014

Language

English

URL

https://www.icrw.org/publications/advancing-reproductive-health-and-rights/

Citation

Suzanne Petroni, “Advancing Reproductive Health and Rights: Insights from Congressional Debates on the Mexico City Policy,” 

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