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Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule' governing US aid

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is likely in January to invoke the so-called global gag rule.

The policy bars U.N. foreign aid from being used to perform abortions or provide abortion information.

The rule has a 40-year history of being applied by Republican presidents and rescinded by Democrats .

Population Services Zimbabwe estimates 1.3 million women could lose out on the care they need in Zimbabwe .

Overseas aid budget cuts by other Western governments will make it harder to find alternative funding.

In South Africa , some NGOs, especially those without alternative funding, have stopped openly discussing abortion as an option.

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81

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80

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48

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semi-formal

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English

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63

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short-lived

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