Petition Help create an international fund to counteract the U.S. 'global gag rule'.

The new U.S. President has reinstated legislation which threatens U.S.-funded aid organisations with withdrawal of funding should they offer women abortions or advocate abortion rights. The right to bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right and we must not allow it to be threatened.

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Marie Stopes International estimates that the loss of their services alone could lead to 6.5m unintended pregnancies, 2.1m unsafe abortions, and 21,700 maternal deaths. We call upon HM Government to increase its foreign health aid commitments and help mitigate the devastating impact of this legislation. The Dutch government has already launched plans for an international fund and we ask that the U.K. to contribute to this effort, and so help defend the rights of millions of vulnerable women.

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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