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‘Global gag rule' impact goes beyond abortion in Kenya

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The U.S. “global gag rule” continues to fuel an uptick in unwanted pregnancy in Africa.

The so-called global gag rule, which cuts off some U.S. government aid to health agencies that offer or mention abortion services, has been reinstated by every Republican president going back to Reagan. But the Trump administration has gone much further, cutting all funding to groups that offer vital health care services in places like Kenya. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has the story.

12/20/2017

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