February 12, 2009
President Drops Prohibition on Abortion-Counseling Aid
Family-planning groups are welcoming Barack Obama's repeal last month of a policy that prevented government money from supporting charities that counsel women overseas on the availability of abortion.
Known as the "global gag rule," the policy was first adopted by President Reagan and later reinstated by President George W. Bush when he took office in January 2001.
"With the stroke of a pen, President Obama has lifted the stranglehold on women's health across the globe," Cecile
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