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Trump's Mexico City Policy Expansion Sparks Health Crisis Outcry

1/24/2026

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Public health advocates criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s expansion of the Mexico City Policy, the global gag rule, during the March for Life.
They argue the expansion, which includes restrictions on "gender ideology" and diversity initiatives, will worsen global health crises.
Amnesty International condemned the expansion as a severe violation of human rights, threatening vulnerable populations worldwide.

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Public health advocates criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s expansion of the Mexico City Policy, the global gag rule, during the March for Life.
They argue the expansion, which includes restrictions on "gender ideology" and diversity initiatives, will worsen global health crises.
Amnesty International condemned the expansion as a severe violation of human rights, threatening vulnerable populations worldwide.