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Mark Moore

Trump Breaks Campaign Trail Pledge to Leave Abortion Rights to States, Signs Executive Orders to Limit Access to Abortion and Birth Control

Anti-abortion activists rallied on the National Mall Friday for the annual "March for Life." (Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday reviving Republican anti-abortion policies after declaring on the campaign trail that he would leave it up to states to regulate the controversial procedure, according to a report.

The two orders reinstate some policies from his first administration and involve banning federal funding for abortions in the U.S. and providing financial support for health programs abroad that distribute contraception. Abortion supporters refer to the order as a "global gag order."

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