The Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts have decimated global reproductive health programs, leaving millions without contraception and putting tens of thousands of lives at risk.
March 19, 2025
by Elizabeth Sully and Amy Friedrich-Karnik, Ms. Magazine
For nearly 60 years, the United States has been a leading force in global health, investing in international family planning and maternal, newborn and child health efforts. Yet, within the first two months in office, the new Trump administration has eviscerated nearly all foreign assistance, including critical global health programs.
The move marked an aggressive attack on women’s health by dismantling U.S. investments in family planning assistance and putting essential reproductive care at risk—even though foreign assistance for global health represents just 0.1 percent of the U.S. federal budget … a negligible saving for the United States, yet a devastating loss for the world.
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