American President's order on abortion will affect thousands of Nepali women

US President Donald Trump signing the global "gag rule" on abortion services.

US President Donald Trump signing the global "gag rule" on abortion services. Source: AAP

US President Donald Trump's executive order banning international NGOs from providing abortion services or information about abortion from receiving government funding will have big impact on thousands of Nepali women says Amu Singh Sijapati, president of Nepal's family planning association. Sijapati says her association has never used the funding they receive from USAID for abortion.



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