President Trump signed an executive order significantly expanding the 'Mexico City Policy,' which cuts off U.S. aid to foreign organizations providing abortion services, counseling, or advocacy. This marks the most extensive version of these restrictions since its creation in 1984, transforming a $600 million family planning policy into a $12 billion restriction affecting global health assistance across multiple sectors.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday reinstating and significantly expanding the 'Mexico City Policy.'The policy cuts off U.S. aid to any foreign organization that provides abortion services, counseling, or advocacy, marking the most extensive version of these restrictions since its creation in 1984.Newsweek contacted a Trump spokesperson via email on Saturday for comment.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Mexico City Policy didn't violate constitutional rights to freedom of speech after the government was sued by the DKT Memorial Fund.Prior to Trump's expansion, the policy specifically targeted family planning programs.
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