US Authorities funding for abortions abroad has been halted in one among Donald Trump’s first acts as President.
The Government Order, signed by the President on 24 January, reversed Biden administration help for organisations that promote or conduct abortions as a technique of ‘household planning’ exterior the US.
On the identical time, Trump additionally signed an order scrapping using taxpayers’ cash to pay for abortions on demand nationwide and rescinding the recategorisation of the process as ‘healthcare’.
Mexico Metropolis Coverage
The White Home stated that the reinstatement of the embargo on “using federal taxpayer {dollars} for abortion abroad” – referred to as the Mexico Metropolis Coverage – was in line with Trump’s dedication “to help the sanctity of each human life”.
The Mexico Metropolis Coverage was first launched by President Reagan in 1984, and has been overturned and reinstated by subsequent administrations alongside Democrat and Republican get together traces.
On coming to energy in 2017, Trump signed a further measure aimed toward eradicating federal funds from abortion teams equivalent to Deliberate Parenthood by permitting states to divert cash to organisations which don’t present abortions.
March for Life
The presidential memorandums got here solely hours after Trump addressed the nation’s annual March for Life in Washington DC.
In a pre-recorded message, the President applauded the marchers’ mission “to forge a society that welcomes and protects each baby as a good looking reward from the hand of our Creator”.
He pledged to “stand proudly for households and for all times” and cease the push “for a federal proper to limitless abortion on demand”.
Vice President JD Vance, who attended the occasion in particular person, said: “We march to guard the unborn; we march to proclaim and stay out the sacred fact that each single baby is a miracle and a present from God.”
Closures
In December, it was reported that 76 unbiased abortion centres have closed or ceased to hold out abortions since Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022.
The Abortion Care Community, a nationwide affiliation of unbiased abortion suppliers, blamed the closures on new authorized protections for the unborn, profitable pro-life campaigns, and dwindling assets.
Earlier in 2024, falling donations brought on the Nationwide Abortion Federation to chop its funding for abortions by 50 per cent, from $6 million to $3 million a month.
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