The International Planned Parenthood Federation is among those that declined. Trump signed an order reinstating what critics term the “global gag rule” and expanding it to cover all U.S. global health assistance on his first working day in office. The Kaiser Family Foundation had estimated that at least 1,275 foreign non-governmental organizations that receive about $2.2 billion in U.S. health funding could be affected by the expanded rule. The officials said that any money declined by organizations would be given to organizations offering similar services in the same countries and that the new rule would not reduce U.S. global health funding. Last month, Planned Parenthood, which works in 29 countries, said it expected to lose $100 million in funding.

Source: National Post February 07, 2018 23:15 UTC