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Eight Countries Join Global Fight Against Trump's Anti-Abortion Move

Eight countries have joined a fundraising effort to counter President Donald Trump’s executive order last month that cuts off U.S. funding to global charities providing information about abortions.

Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lovin told Reuters on Thursday that a conference kicking off the fundraising initiative is scheduled for March 2 in Brussels, with the aim of helping nongovernmental organizations that operate family planning projects.

Belgium, Canada, Cape Verde, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, and Sweden have joined the effort launched by the Netherlands in January after Trump announced the order reinstating the rule, formally known as the Mexico City Policy and often referred to as the “global gag rule.”

The Netherlands warned the order could cause a shortfall of $600 million over the next four years.

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