Human Sexuallity (Essay Sample)

Human sexuality
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Institution
14th Oct 2015
Human Sexuality
The Global Gag Rule was first implemented from 1985 to the year 1993. Non-governmental organizations received funds to facilitate educating and informing the public of the government’s intentions of making safe abortion services. The government, besides making safe abortion services open to the public, also had plans for providing legal abortion services and moreover offered advice on where to get access to the abortion services. The Global Gag Rule was therefore enacted to ensure that the non-governmental organization that received U.S funds did not gain access to non-U.S funds to facilitate the education programs. Also, the policy also allowed for exemptions in the cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother but nor for woman’s physical or mental health.
On January 23, 2009, President Obama repealed the provision. The presidents’ speech and words called for a new approach to family planning. The need for a new approach to family planning would end the politicization of women’s health around the world.
Evidence exists showing that the Global Gag Rule restricts an individual’s right to speech and the right to make profound health decisions, from the documentation and analysis of the policy. Also, the system has also been labeled as a policy that denies poor women the access to family pl...