President Bush reinstated it immediately upon taking office. If you want to participate in U.S. programs, you have to withhold vital information from patients. Among them is Sen. Olympia Snowe, a Republican from Maine, who argues that strong family planning programs actually reduce the number of abortions. Chapter's Lower Hudson Group. By damaging family planning groups overseas whose work prevents unintended pregnancies, President Bush is both causing more abortions and placing more pressure on our fragile environment.
Family planning saves women, children and our planet.
Take Action Tell your senators and representative to overturn the global gag rule restriction imposed by President Bush, and support H.R. 755 and S. 367. Remind them that effective, unrestricted international family planning programs will encourage healthy families - and a healthy environment.