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Repealing the Mexico City Policy: A Life-Affirming Action

by Rachel Laser

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In anticipation of the President’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, we have prepared a fact sheet with talking points that lays out the key facts demonstrating why the repeal is a life-affirming step.

Reforming U.S. foreign family planning aid by repealing the Mexico City policy is a life-affirming step.

Fact: The repeal would not fund abortion.
Fact: The repeal would reduce the number of abortions worldwide.
Fact: The repeal would prevent countless pregnancy-related deaths and illnesses worldwide.
Fact: The repeal would save the lives of countless children worldwide.
Fact: The repeal would fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and other STIs.
Fact: The repeal would restore a wide range of health services.

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