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| Analysis of the impact of Mexico City Policy on development of international family planning/reproductive health |
| 1.China Population and Development Research Center，Beijing, 100081；2.China National Health Development Research Center |
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Abstract On January 23, 2017, president Donald Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, also known as the global gag rule, which required nongovernmental organizations to agree as a condition of receiving any federal funding that they “would neither perform nor actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other nations”. Further, the US administration informed the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of its intention to cut $32.5 million from the budget to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on April 3. UNFPA is accused of involvement in enacting coercive family planning measures put in place by the Chinese government. The issue of population and family planning in China has always been criticized in the fields of human rights by the United States and other western countries. This is not only determined by the views on human rights, but also other social factors such as political and religious background. Based on review of the development of the Mexico City Policy and analysis of its impact on global family planning/reproductive health, this paper discusses the development prospects of international family planning/reproductive health, and tries to provide references for China.
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