How Trump abortion funding cuts could affect Africa
By Anne Soy, BBC Africa health correspondent
28 January 2017
Donald Trump's pro-abortion funding ban has infuriated many global health organisations as they say it will unintentionally lead to more abortions and more deaths in Africa.
The US president signed the executive order to stop federal money going to international groups which perform or provide information on abortions during his first week in office.
Known as the "Mexico City Policy", or global gag rule by critics, it was no surprise that he reinstated it. First introduced by Ronald Reagan in 1984, it has been become a game of policy ping pong between Republican and Democrat presidents.
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Source, BBC.com: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38768901