Beth Schlachter emphasized the severe consequences of Trump’s previous presidency on global healthcare, highlighting that his policies led to clinic closures and increased deaths among women. She warned that a second term could have even greater impacts, causing irreversible damage to women’s health services worldwide.
Rightwing strategists have outlined plans in their 'Project 2025' roadmap aimed at drastically reforming US government operations to impose even stricter limits on organisations receiving US funding, which would further restrict global access to abortion services.
The global gag rule was intensified under Trump, requiring not just the cessation of abortion services but making it a prerequisite for wider healthcare funding, affecting global health programs beyond family planning.
Following Trump’s potential return to the presidency, Schlachter remarked that the sector needs to understand the dire implications, expressing skepticism about Trump's attempts to downplay the influence of Project 2025 and the damage it aims to inflict.
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