Note: Check out our introductory episode on the Global Gag Rule to learn more. You can also access our episode on the Global Gag Rule Two Years In: What Are We Seeing?
The Global Gag Rule has interfered with HIV prevention and contraceptive access and has increased unintended pregnancy and abortion rates. The Trump administration has engaged in unprecedented expansion of this rule (endangering the health and lives of millions around the world) and is looking to further expand who the gag rule applies to. Beirne Roose-Snyder, Director of Public Policy at the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) talks to us about the continuation of these harmful expansions even though 70 percent of Americans oppose the Global Gag Rule.
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