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US Policy on Helms Amendment

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    May 2021 Fact Sheet

    The Global Gag Rule and the Helms Amendment: Dual Policies, Deadly Impact

  2. March 2021 Opinion

    The Next Federal Budget Matters a Lot for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights—Here’s What to Look Out for

    Zara Ahmed
  3. February 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Case for Ending the “Global Gag Rule” and the Helms Amendment

    Elizabeth A. Sully and Zara Ahmed
  4. February 2021 Policy Analysis

    Just the Start: How the Biden-Harris Administration Must Build on Its Early Actions for Lasting Change

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield
  5. January 2021 Opinion

    How the Biden administration should stand up for abortion rights

    Herminia Palacio and Daniel Grossman The Washington Post
  6. January 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Biden-Harris Administration Must Address Trump’s Last-Minute Attempts to Damage Health Care

    Zara Ahmed, Ruth Dawson, Megan K. Donovan, Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield
  7. September 2020 Opinion

    The Trump Administration Wants to Make the Global Gag Rule Even More Harmful

    Lauren Cross and Zara Ahmed Ms. Magazine
  8. July 2020 Policy Analysis

    Just $10 Per Person a Year Could Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to All—Will the United States Help Make That Happen?

    Zara Ahmed
  9. April 2020 Policy Analysis

    The Unprecedented Expansion of the Global Gag Rule: Trampling Rights, Health and Free Speech

    Zara Ahmed Guttmacher Policy Review
  10. April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19

    Zara Ahmed and Lauren Cross

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