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Sen. Shaheen Issues Statement on Stanford Study Showing 40% Increase in Abortions Due to Global Gag Rule
June 28, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement responding to a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and published by Lancet Global Health that shows the Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy, contributing to a 40 percent increase in abortions in developing countries dependent on U.S. assistance:

"This study adds to a growing body of research that pro . . .

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