From bad to worse: global governance of abortion and the Global Gag Rule.

Terry McGovern Marta SchaafEmily BattistiniEmily MaistrellisKathryn GibbSara E Casey

Published in: Sexual and reproductive health matters (2020)

The Trump Administration's Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) significantly expands the "Global Gag Rule" - and, in so doing, weakens the global governance of abortion. By chilling debate, reducing transparency, ghettoising sexual and reproductive health and rights work, and interfering with research, PLGHA makes an already bad context demonstrably worse. Individual women suffer the most, as PLGHA inhibits ongoing efforts to reduce abortion-related morbidity and mortality.

Keyphrases

global health
public health
polycystic ovary syndrome
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
adipose tissue