Now, the global gag rule has come home to roost. One only needs to look to the effects of the global gag rule on women around the world to predict the damage a domestic gag rule would have. In Ethiopia, health organizations worry that the global gag rule has led to increased maternal mortality and morbidity rates. The proposed domestic gag rule is not merely a matter of abortion ― though abortion is no mere thing. This policy would deny entire communities a wide range of lifesaving health care services.

Source: Huffington Post May 24, 2018 01:07 UTC