- Introduction
- Executive Summary
- Background on the Policy
- How You Can Help
- News Room
- Watch the Video
- About the Project
- Impacts on Affected Countries
- Case Study: Ghana
- Case Study: Ethiopia
- Case Study: Dominican Republic
- Case Study: Zambia
- Case Study: Tanzania
- Case Study: Nepal
- Case Study: Kenya
- Case Study: Zimbabwe
Background on the Policy
The Global Gag Rule & HIV/AIDS
The same family planning providers who lose funding due to the gag rule are
those on the front line in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Read
the FactSheet (.pdf)
There are 19 million unsafe abortions each year. By denying critical family
planning assistance, the Global Gag Rule hinders actions to end the tragedy of
maternal deaths and injuries due to unsafe abortions.
Read
the FactSheet (.pdf)
The Global Gag Rule & Contraceptive Supplies
Organizations that do not sign the Global Gag Rule lose access to
U.S.-donated contraceptives, including condoms.
Read
the FactSheet (.pdf)
Further Information Resources
Interactive Resource: The Global Gag Rule History and Resource Library (includes
relevant documents
from 1973 to present)
FactSheet: How the Global Gag Rule Undermines U.S. Foreign Policy and Harms Women's Health
Publication: What You Need to Know About the Global Gag Rule and U.S. HIV/AIDS Assistance: An Unofficial Guide (.pdf)
Publication: The Global Gag Rule and Emergency Contraception: An Unofficial Guide (.pdf)
Publication: What You Need to Know About the Global Gag Rule: An Unofficial Guide
News Release: Impact of Global Gag Rule Insufficiently Documented In the
Past (10/18/2001) (includes link to Science article, "The Mexico City Policy
and U.S. Family Planning Assistance" by Rich Cincotta and Barbara Crane.
