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3 pro-life policies implemented in first week of Trump's second term

Speakers at the Democrats for Life of America's Save Hyde National Day of Action pose for a group photo in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol Building in the background on Apr. 10, 2021. From left to right: Catholic University of America Michael New, pro-life activist Purity Thomas, DFLA Executive Director Kristen Day and Americans United for Life President and CEO Catherine Glenn Foster.
Speakers at the Democrats for Life of America's Save Hyde National Day of Action pose for a group photo in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol Building in the background on Apr. 10, 2021. From left to right: Catholic University of America Michael New, pro-life activist Purity Thomas, DFLA Executive Director Kristen Day and Americans United for Life President and CEO Catherine Glenn Foster. | The Christian Post
1. Re-establishing the Mexico City Policy, committing to enforce the Hyde Amendment 

In an executive order on Friday, Trump revoked the presidential memorandum issued on Jan. 28, 2021, that authorized taxpayer funding to abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood and Marie Stopes International, in addition to reinstating a directive from his first administration re-establishing the Mexico City Policy.

First adopted by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, the Mexico City Policy prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to fund organizations that promote or perform abortions overseas. 

Over the past four decades, Democrat presidents have consistently rescinded the policy, also known as the Global Protect Life Policy, after taking office, while Republicans have reinstated it after assuming the presidency. In a separate executive order issued Friday, Trump established the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions, as the official policy of the U.S. government. 

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Trump’s executive order relating to the Hyde Amendment revokes two executive orders implemented by the Biden administration, which he condemned for “embedding forced taxpayer funding of elective abortions in a wide variety of Federal programs.” The executive orders in question were designed to make it easier for women to access abortion as well as the abortion pills, known as mifepristone. 

In a statement reacting to the executive orders, Erin Hawley of the religious liberty legal nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom asserted, “We’re pleased to see the Trump administration take these crucial steps to redirect American taxpayer dollars to programs that offer real health care for women and children instead of the scandal-ridden abortion industry.”

Hawley added, “Ensuring that taxpayer dollars don’t pay for abortions has saved lives, and it’s a policy that continues to receive bipartisan support from a majority of Americans. Government-compelled participation in abortion has no place in our country. American taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund abortions or to export and promote them abroad.” 

Conversely, Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, condemned the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, which she referred to as the “Global Gag Rule.” McGill Johnson derided the “dangerous” move in a statement published Friday, adding: “The global gag rule not only disrupts the delivery of health services in areas of the world that are most in need, it also rolls back progress in countries that have fought to advance access to health care and human rights.” 

“Elected officials should not be interfering in personal medical decisions, in this country or anywhere in the world. We must reverse and end the global gag rule permanently, full stop.” 

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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