Now abortion rights have now been thrown even further into jeopardy by President Donald Trump’s global gag order, which bans US-funded groups around the world from providing – or even talking to women about – safe abortions.

“Women's health and rights are now one of the first casualties of the Trump administration,” said Serra Sippel, president of the Centre for Health and Gender Equity in Washington.

“The global gag rule has been associated with an increase in unsafe abortions and we expect that Trump’s global gag rule will cost women their lives.”

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