Senator Kamala Harris on the Global Gag Rule
On February 8, 2019, Harris reintroduced the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act, which would repeal the Global Gag Rule, which bans federal funding for non-governmental organizations that provide abortion counseling or referrals, advocate to decriminalize abortion, or expand abortion services. On the issue, she said: “The United States should never force non-government organizations …