Say goodbye to the global gag rule

Week 1: Repeal the global gag rule.

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Thank President Obama for his swift action.

Thirty-six years after Roe v. Wade became the law of the land, President Barack Obama took swift and decisive action today to end one of George Bush's worst policies: the global gag rule.

Let's respond just as quickly with our thanks and support.

Under the global gag rule, millions of women and their families have suffered.

The global gag rule canceled funding for many overseas health clinics, forcing them to cut their staff, limit services, and sometimes close their doors entirely. In many cases, these health clinics were the only local sources of birth control for women!

This outrageous policy severely limits women's access to family-planning services, which can lead to tragic results—higher rates of unintended and high-risk pregnancy, unsafe abortion, and maternal death.

President Obama's decision to reverse the policy and release the funds for family planning overseas will enable women worldwide to have access to the comprehensive health care they deserve and need, including birth control.

Please join me now in thanking President Obama for giving these women a new hope for the future.

Unfortunately, anti-choice groups are bombarding the White House with messages and running vicious ads on TV and online that distort the truth about a woman's right to choose. That's why after you've thanked our new president, we need your help to spread the word to your friends and family.

We look forward to working with President Obama over the years as our ally on women's freedom and privacy, and he deserves to know that the full strength of America's pro-choice majority stands with him.

Thank you for all that you do!

My best,

Nancy Keenan
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

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