"Turnbull applauded the Bush administration for spending millions to fight AIDS and other health threats in Africa, but said the gag ruled* undermined that effort.
For instance, she said, groups that could have helped distribute the condoms the U.S. was supplying to fight AIDS were denied funding because of their stance on abortion. ...
Clinics serving over 1.5 million women closed in Kenya, homeland of Obama's father, said Marie StopesKenya and Family Health Options Kenya. Contraceptive availability in Zambia was reduced. AIDS programs run by family planning groups in Ethiopia were affected."
*The gag rule is the U.S. government's policy that banned money from going to international organizations that offered or provided information, referrals or counseling about abortion. It was initially enacted by Reagan, ended by Clinton (woot!), reinstated and Bush, and just recently ended (again) by Obama.
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