Repealing the decades-old Helms Amendment—which bars U.S. foreign aid from paying for abortions—could prevent 19 million unsafe abortions and 17,000 maternal deaths each year, the pro-abortion rights Guttmacher Institute estimates.
it would prevent 19 million unsafe abortions and 17,000 maternal deaths each year worldwide.
Reproductive healthcare groups including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine cheered the bill’s introduction Wednesday, with ACOG president Iffath Abbasi Hoskins calling it a “a bold step forward in the fight for global reproductive freedom and access to lifesaving care.
The amendment does allow for exceptions in the case of rape, incest and medical emergencies, but Schakowsky toldit effectively stops other countries from using U.S. funds for abortion care entirely, as there’s little clarity around the rule and countries are “fearful” that providing any sort of abortion care would threaten their healthcare funding.
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