Hillary’s reaction to Obama’s repeal of the global gag rule
Secretary Clinton released a statement yesterday on Obama’s decision to repeal the Mexico City policy: President Obama’s repeal of the global gag rule, which has prevented women around the world from gaining access to essential information and healthcare services, is a welcomed and important step taken during the first days of the Administration. For the ...
Secretary Clinton released a statement yesterday on Obama's decision to repeal the Mexico City policy:
Secretary Clinton released a statement yesterday on Obama’s decision to repeal the Mexico City policy:
President Obama’s repeal of the global gag rule, which has prevented women around the world from gaining access to essential information and healthcare services, is a welcomed and important step taken during the first days of the Administration.
For the past seven years, this policy has made it more difficult for women around the world to gain access to essential information and healthcare services. Rather than limiting women’s ability to receive reproductive health services, we should be supporting programs that help women and their partners make decisions to ensure their health and the health of their families.
As I said in Beijing at the United Nations 4th World Conference on Women, women must not be denied the right to plan their own families. I look forward to working with the President, my colleagues in the Administration, and the NGO community to promote programs and policies that ensure women and girls have full access to health information and services.
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