Would you reverse the Mexico City policy, which prohibits U.S. funding for foreign organizations that “perform or actively promote” abortion?
Yes
Joe Biden
Former vice president
“Yes. Biden will use executive action on his first day in office to withdraw the Mexico City 'global gag rule,'” a campaign spokesperson told The Post.
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Michael Bennet (Dropped out)
U.S. senator, Colorado
Bennet is no longer running for president. Bennet would repeal the Mexico City policy, a campaign spokesperson told The Post.
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Mike Bloomberg (Dropped out)
Former New York mayor
Bloomberg is no longer running for president. Bloomberg would repeal the Mexico City policy, he told The Post.
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Cory Booker (Dropped out)
U.S. senator, New Jersey
Booker is no longer running for president. Booker would repeal the Mexico City policy, his reproductive rights plan said. “On Day One in office, [Booker] will rescind this dangerous policy and allow U.S. family planning funds to go to health centers performing essential reproductive health care,” the plan said. He “will also reinstate the U.S. contribution to the UNFPA, which provides aid for family planning and child and maternal health across the globe. Trump cut off all funding soon after taking office, hurting women and families not just here in the United States, but across the globe.”
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Pete Buttigieg (Dropped out)
Former mayor, South Bend, Ind.
Buttigieg is no longer running for president. Buttigieg would repeal the Mexico City policy, a campaign spokesperson told The Post.
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John Delaney (Dropped out)
Former U.S. representative, Maryland
Delaney is no longer running for president. Delaney would repeal the Mexico City policy, he told The Post.
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Amy Klobuchar (Dropped out)
U.S. senator, Minnesota
Klobuchar is no longer running for president. Klobuchar would repeal the Mexico City policy, she told The Post.
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Deval Patrick (Dropped out)
Former governor, Massachusetts
Patrick is no longer running for president. Patrick would repeal the Mexico City policy, a campaign spokesperson told The Post.
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Bernie Sanders (Dropped out)
U.S. senator, Vermont
Sanders is no longer running for president. “Yes. As President, [Sanders] will use executive authority to undo the damage Trump has done to women’s reproductive freedom. This includes reversing the Trump Administration’s global and domestic gag rules, which are disgraceful assaults on women's rights,” a campaign spokesperson told The Post.
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Tom Steyer (Dropped out)
Billionaire activist
Steyer is no longer running for president. Steyer would repeal the Mexico City policy, he told The Post.
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Elizabeth Warren (Dropped out)
U.S. senator, Massachusetts
Warren is no longer running for president. “Yes, I will repeal the Trump Administration’s heartless global gag rule,” Warren told The Post.
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Marianne Williamson (Dropped out)
Author
Williamson is no longer running for president. Williamson would repeal the Mexico City policy, she told The Post.
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Andrew Yang (Dropped out)
Tech entrepreneur
Yang is no longer running for president. “Yes. The U.S. needs to be a global leader in promoting women’s rights,” a Yang campaign spokesperson told The Post.
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Tulsi Gabbard (Dropped out)
U.S. representative, Hawaii
Gabbard is no longer running for president. Gabbard did not answer this question by publication.
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Background Trump reinstated and broadened the Mexico City policy — instituted by Ronald Reagan and used by Republican presidents since — which restricts U.S. funding to foreign non-governmental organizations that “perform or actively promote” abortion. Opponents call it the “global gag rule” because it prevents U.S.-funded NGOs from using any funds (even those not provided by the U.S. government) to provide information about abortion.
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See our other questions on health care:
- Do you support Medicare-for-all?
- What should happen to private insurance?
- Do you support creating a public option to expand health care, such as allowing people to buy into a state Medicaid program regardless of income?
- Should there be restrictions on abortion at any point during a healthy pregnancy?
- Do you believe all undocumented immigrants should be covered under a government-run health plan?
- Do you support having the federal government produce and sell generic drugs to lower drug prices?
- Do you support importing drugs from other countries?
- Do you support giving the federal government the ability to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?
- Do you support partially expanding Medicare by allowing people ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare?
- Would you seek to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds for abortion?
- Should federal law require all private insurance plans cover abortion?
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This page will update as we learn more about the candidates’ plans. We also will note if candidates change their position on an issue. At initial publication, this page included major candidates who had announced a run for president. If a candidate dropped out after a question was published here, their stance is included under the "Show former candidates" option. If they dropped out before a question was first published, the Post did not reach out to get their stance.
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