Global Gag Rule (is making a comeback)

Republicans in Congress are refusing to re-authorize AIDS funding abroad unless the global gag rule is incorporated into the legislation. Today’s program goes into the origin and effects of this rule, which was at its highest peak during the Trump presidency.

Speakers: Loretta Ross, author of “Reproductive Justice – an Introduction”; Dereje Wondimu, Policy and Community Mobilization Advisor at IPAS in Ethiopia; Caroline Nyandat,  Reproductive Health Coordinator at the Kisumu Medical and Education Trust, Kenya; Suzanne Ehlers, president of Population Action International (PAI). The narration is provided by Frieda Werden and Diana Wanyonyi.

The Women’s International News Gathering Service (WINGS) has been covering the global women’s movement for community radio since 1986. WINGS may be contacted at [email protected].


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