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The new president of the US Donald Trump on Monday signed several executive orders. Among the orders he signed during his first full day in office, was also one that reinstitutes a ban on federal money for non-governmental organisations that provide safe abortion services or provide information on abortions, in countries including Nepal. Abortion has been a contentious electoral issue in the US. While the Democrats have stood in favour of safe abortion, the Republicans have always been against it. The ban on federal money for abortion-related activities has been placed and revoked several times. While a Republican President reinstitutes the ban, a Democrat does away with it. Republican party’s George W Bush reinstated the ban during his term in office, and it was swiftly revoked by Democrat Obama in 2009. According to the Guardian, the ban is likely to affect women in parts of the world where NGOs have trained staff and provide information on abortions and contraceptives.

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