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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Ferris

UK ‘strongly disagrees’ with US approach over health aid, says Yvette Cooper

The UK “strongly disagrees” with the US approach to aid for global health, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said – including Donald Trump’s dramatic expands of the so-called Mexico City policy, which restricts organisations receiving US funding from providing or promoting abortion services overseas.

Organisations that receive US assistance must now ensure that none of their activities, even those funded by other governments, conflict with Washington’s positions on abortion, gender identity or diversity programmes.

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