The Global Gag Rule was first established in 1984 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. It prohibits any overseas organization receiving U.S. aid from having anything to do with abortion. Organizations that do not meet this condition lose all U.S. funding, including essential supplies of contraceptives.
Please watch this video and sign EngenderHealth’s petition asking President-elect Obama to overturn the Global Gag Rule. Then, be sure to help spread the word by forwarding the video and petition to your friends.
Together we can make sure that issues like eliminating the Global Gag Rule don’t get pushed far down on the priority list—with terrible consequences for women, men and children in the developing world.
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