Exporting bad policy: an introduction to the special issue on the GGR’s impact

A round-up of articles in 2020

“…As McGovern and Tamang state, the Global Gag Rule has served to “embolden hostility to SRHR and breed mistrust and self-censure”. 7 The harms done by the US administration during Trump’s presidency have affected not just abortion services, but have had downstream impact, with reduced access to contraception, and increases in unsafe abortion and unintended pregnancies. We have every confidence that the knowledge base captured in these articles can be used effectively to influence future policy and action.…”