Nepal & other areas fears over US ban on international 'abortion aid'

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Nepal fears over US ban on international 'abortion aid'
2 March 2017 Last updated at 06:14 GMT

On his first day as American president, Donald Trump signed a ban on US government money going to international groups that perform or even provide information on abortions. Many global charities are worried this order will hit healthcare for women, particularly in poor and developing countries. The BBC’s Yogita Limaye reports from Nepal, a nation that depends heavily on international aid.

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Video journalist: Sanjay Ganguly. Producer: Yogita Limaye & Aakriti Thapar.


Vid didn't include countering interviews showed on air Thurs morning. Anti was, not surprisingly, full of misinformation; kept repeating that there is overwhelming opposition to govt funding abortions, ignoring that govt never did, and claimed, wrongly, that abortion isn't a healthcare issue.


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