The Lancet: Free speech and facts in the Trump era Editorial Board “…Those who hold science and truth to be foundational aspects of civilization need to stand firm in our efforts to hold [U.S. President] Trump accountable to the truth he seems to so publicly disdain with his actions. One…

New York Times: The Global Gag Rule Adrienne Germaine, president emerita of the International Women’s Health Coalition “…President Trump’s executive order reimposing and widening the ‘global gag rule’ violates not only women’s right to health but also their right to life. … In 1994, with strong American leadership, 179 governments…

Rewire: How Nikki Haley’s Ambassador Appointment Threatens the Spirit and Intent of the U.N. Gillian Kane, senior policy adviser for Ipas, discusses President Trump’s appointment of Nikki Haley as ambassador to the U.N., describing her stance on abortion and what it could mean for U.S. involvement in global family planning…

The Conversation: The campaign to eradicate Zika has trampled over women’s rights Pia Riggirozzi, associate professor at the University of Southampton “…[S]hifting responsibility for [Zika] to women’s behavior isolates the disease from other socioeconomic factors that influence its transmission, such as sanitation or environmental issues. It means responses have tended…

Devex: Australia responds to the global gag rule “Australia [Wednesday] announced $9.5 million Australian dollars ($7.3 million) in funding for the International Planned Parenthood Foundation. The move was seen by many as a pointed rebuke to President Donald Trump’s controversial reinstatement of a strengthened ‘global gag rule,’ which bars any…

Bloomberg Businessweek: Melinda Gates Explains Concerns About Mexico City Policy In this video, “Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discusses the impact of the Mexico City policy on foreign aid with Bloomberg Businessweek Editor in Chief Megan Murphy…” (2/14). Capital FM News: EXCLUSIVE: Melinda Gates talks…

New York Times: In Response to Trump, a Dutch Minister Launches ‘She Decides’ “President Trump last month signed an executive order barring American aid to international organizations that discuss abortion as a family-planning option with clients. American law already forbids the use of taxpayer money to fund the procedure itself.…

The Lancet: Women, power, and the cancer divide Michelle Bachelet, president of Chile “…[T]his Lancet Series focused on women’s cancers … exposes the striking reality of a cancer divide that jeopardizes women’s lives and wellbeing around the globe. It also situates cancer as an issue that has not received as much…

Human Rights Watch: The Australian Government Should Stand by Women Impacted by Global Gag Rule Elaine Pearson, Australia director at Human Rights Watch, discusses the potential implications of the Mexico City policy reinstatement and expansion on women’s health, foreign NGOs, and health clinics, writing, “This damaging policy restricts women’s choices,…

Reuters: Kenyan medics say U.S. health aid cuts will mean more abortions “President Donald Trump’s dramatic expansion of a policy blocking U.S. aid to [foreign] organizations offering abortion services will have one sure result, say medical workers in this city: more abortions. … The extension requires all [foreign] health organizations…