On 26 February 2026, a new extension of the Global Gag Rule \u2014 the “global gag rule” \u2014 came into force, making US funding conditional on the absence of any promotion of LGBTQ2S+ rights, diversity and inclusion. M\u00e9decins du Monde warns of the serious and immediate consequences for the health, rights and lives of millions of people worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4949,"template":"","actualite_type":[10],"actualite_sujet":[],"action_combat":[40],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-5570","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions","action_combat-sexual-reproductive"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"On 26 February 2026, a new extension of the Global Gag Rule \u2014 the \"global gag rule\" \u2014 came into force, making US funding conditional on the absence of any promotion of LGBTQ2S+ rights, diversity and inclusion. M\u00e9decins du Monde warns of the serious and immediate consequences for the health, rights and lives of millions of people worldwide.","cta_type":"aucun","cta_lien":"","contenu":"
The Global Gag Rule<\/strong> (also known as the \"Mexico City Policy\") is a U.S. foreign policy that prohibits organizations receiving U.S. funds from providing or informing about abortion<\/strong>. Introduced in 1984 under Reagan, it has been alternately repealed and reinstated depending on the administration. Reintroduced in January 2025 by the Trump administration, it has this time been significantly expanded.<\/p>\n The extension of February 26, 2026, goes even further: it conditions U.S. funding on the abandonment of any action related to LGBTQ2S+<\/strong> rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. Organizations that refuse to comply risk losing all their funding. For M\u00e9decins du Monde, this new regulation highlights how humanitarian aid and development cooperation are being instrumentalized for ideological pressure. The most affected countries are those in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America<\/strong>, where U.S. funding represents a decisive share of health budgets.<\/p>\n The expected direct consequences include: the interruption of contraception access<\/strong> programs, the closure of centers offering VTP<\/strong>, the withdrawal of support for LGBTQ2S+ populations in conflict or humanitarian crisis zones, and the censorship of medical information on sexual health.<\/p>\n \u2014 Federico Dessi, Executive Director of M\u00e9decins du Monde<\/p>\n Beyond the organizations directly affected, this policy could also impact international and multilateral institutions<\/strong> \u2014 particularly UN agencies \u2014 that receive U.S. funds and redistribute them to health structures or human rights<\/strong> advocacy programs.<\/p>\n According to preliminary estimates, approximately 2,600 organizations<\/strong> receiving nearly $40 billion<\/strong> in annual U.S. funding would be affected by this policy.<\/p>\n \u2014 Manon Hourdin, Director of International Operations<\/p>\n Despite this change, M\u00e9decins du Monde<\/strong> remains committed to continuing the fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights \u2013 SRHR<\/strong> and the right to self-determination. Access to abortion is an essential health care service and a fundamental human right.<\/p>\n The organization will continue to provide safe abortion care<\/strong>, defend the right to access it freely, and will not limit the scope of its interventions to adapt to politicized funding policies. Health must always take precedence over politics.
<\/p>\nWhat are the concrete impacts on sexual and reproductive health?<\/h2>\n
\"This kind of blackmail suffocates health systems, censors medical information, and forces organizations into an impossible choice: interrupt essential care or lose their funding. This is not only a violation of the right to health<\/strong>, but also an attack on freedom of expression and the right to information.\"<\/h2>\n
2,600 organizations and $40 billion in funding at risk<\/h2>\n
\"There is no time for hesitation. As other governments restrict and condition their aid, Canada must remain clear, consistent, and committed. It must guarantee stable funding for the health of women and girls, including access to abortion.\"<\/<\/h2>\n
How is M\u00e9decins du Monde responding to the Global Gag Rule?<\/h2>\n
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