USA aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of the Mexico City Policy

Summary: Background: The Mexico City Policy, first announced by US President Ronald Reagan and since lifted and reinstated by presidents along partisan lines, prohibits US foreign assistance to any organisation that performs or provides counselling on abortion. Many organisations affected by this p...

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Main Authors: Nina Brooks, MPP, Eran Bendavid, MD, Grant Miller, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19302670