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The Mexico City Policy

On January 24, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum reinstating the Mexico City Policy, which had been revoked in 2021. This policy prohibits U.S. federal funding from supporting organizations that perform or promote abortions as a method of family planning internationally. The memorandum directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to extend this policy to all global health assistance programs, ensuring that U.S. taxpayer dollars do not fund coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization programs. The Secretary of State is tasked with implementing these directives and publishing the memorandum in the Federal Register.