On January 23rd, President Trump reinstated the Mexico City Policy, commonly called the "Global Gag Order." To counteract Trump's policy shift, eight countries, including Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Canada, announced on Thursday that they are creating an effort to raise funds to fill the potential deficit. With Trump's additions, however, all U.S. global health assistance, not just funds focused on family planning, must now comply with the order, KFF reports. But under President Trump's order, it applies to every program that falls under global health assistance. Should the current Global Gag Order remain in effect, its large scope will reach beyond reproductive health issues, making it likely there will be unnecessary and preventable deaths.

Source: Huffington Post February 10, 2017 01:30 UTC