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Abstract
One of the first actions of the new US Administration was to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, also referred to as the global gag rule. The global gag rule refers to a policy blocking funding to NGOs working in some way with abortion rights. Implementation of this policy is expected to affect most organizations working with sexual and reproductive health in one way or another, minimizing the accessibility to contraception and other reproductive health services globally. Further it is expected that this policy, and its recent expansion, will have major impacts on global health. Adding to the controversy of the bill, it was signed in a room with a very stark lack of diversity, highlighting the need for diverse leadership to ensure responsive public policies. This session seeks to explore: what effects will the new policies have in the US and the world? What role does leadership have in aid and what is needed to make sure that leadership represents more voices? How do we take a public health perspective on policies?
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