Marianne Mollmann and Susana Chavez La Regla de la Mordaza y la accion politica en la lucha por la despenalizacion del aborto.Cuaderno de Debate, Lima: Centro de la Mujer Peruana "Flora Tristan," 2003. 54 p. The Global Gag Rule gag rule Parliamentary device to limit debate; specifically, one of a series of resolutions passed by the U.S. Congress that tabled without discussion petitions regarding slavery (1836–40). and Political Action in the Struggle for the Decriminalization decriminalization n. the repeal or amendment (undoing) of statutes which made certain acts criminal, so that those acts no longer are crimes or subject to prosecution. of Abortion examines the impact of the Global Gag Rule in Peru. Also known as the Mexico City Policy The Mexico City Policy is a United States government policy which limits the eligibility for federal funding to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which provide or promote services related to abortion. , the Global Gag Rule was reinstated by U.S. President George W. Bush on his first day in office to prevent USAID-funded organizations from any involvement in activities related to abortion. These restrictions even prohibit organizations funded in any part by USAID USAID United States Agency for International Development USAID Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (Spanish) from emitting opinions on the subject. The Peruvian study was based on interview guidelines developed by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which has undertaken considerable research and advocacy on the Global Gag Rule. * For more information, visit Flora Tristan's website, http://www.flora.org.pe |
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