Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity
The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs. An administration official said Thursday that the State Department would release final rules that expand the scope of a policy first established under President Ronald Reagan. It’s already severely reduced assistance to international organizations that provide abortion-related care. The official says the expanded policy would apply to more than $30 billion in foreign aid that the U.S. provides. Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson says the change “puts politics between people and their care.”