President Bush's newly reinstated "global gag rule" exports a U.S. position on other countries' practice of abortion that reflects neither U.S. law nor U.S. public opinion. In doing so, the policy places women in need of family planning services at risk, according to "Global Gag Rule: Exporting Antiabortion Ideology at the Expense of American Values" by Susan Cohen.
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article, which appears in the June issue of The Alan Guttmacher Institute's
bimonthly policy review The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, cites new
evidence that the most effective way to reduce the incidence of abortion is
to facilitate access to high-quality contraceptive services. Indeed, a
recent article published in the peer-reviewed journal International Family
Planning Perspectives indicates that a postabortion family planning program
that provides contraceptive information and services has contributed to a
decline in abortion in Turkey. (See "Bridging the Gap: Integrating Family
Planning With Abortion Services in Turkey"
"global gag rule," the U.S. government is making it more difficult for women
in other countries to access services that will help them prevent unintended
pregnancies and abortions.
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