Trump begins to cut funds: eliminates federal financing for abortions and freezes external cooperation

Chijioke Obinna

Trump begins to cut funds: eliminates federal financing for abortions and freezes external cooperation

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order for which the administration suspend federal funds aimed at financing or promoting elective abortionsthat is, those made voluntarily.

“For almost five decades, Congress has annually promulgated the Hyde amendment and similar laws that prevent federal financing of elective abortion, which reflects a long -term consensus that US taxpayers should not be forced to pay for that practice,” The order prays, clarifying that “the previous administration ignored this policy.”

A 1977 measure

Thus, the Republican has signed a measure, which dates back to 1977, to prohibit the use of federal money for the attention of voluntary interruption of pregnancy. He has claimed that former president Joe Biden (2021-2024) has not respected him.

Trump has repeatedly defended the federal amendment that repeals the prohibition of abortion based on states to decide on this matter “based on the will of their voters.”

The White House has indicated in the recent executive order that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget will issue guidelines to those responsible for the departments and executive agencies to carry out the provisions of the new extent.

Abortion was a complex issue for Trump during his 2024 campaign, since he tried I tried to attract moderate women and suburban annoyed by the wave of restrictions that followed the cancellation of the Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, according to the Bloomberg agency.

23 anti -abortion activists, pardoned

The White House announced the measure on Friday, coinciding with the annual life of life in the National Mall of Washington, a key encounter of defenders of the right to abortion. In fact, 23 anti -abortion activists condemned for blocking the entrance to the clinics to interrupt the pregnancy were pardoned.

Freeze foreign aid funds

On the other hand, the United States Department of State has announced this Friday Freezing for 90 days of foreign aid fundswith the exception of Israel and Egypt, according to an internal memorandum sent to US officials and embassies abroad and collected by US media.

Ukraine is out of aid

The order, sent by the secretary of this department, Marco Rubio, allegedly affects From development assistance to military aid abroad To all countries except Israel and Egypt. That is, it would be excluded, among others, Ukraine, a country that received billions of dollars in military aid during the government of Joe Biden (2021-2024).

The measure implies the immediate effect of assistance abroad. “Decisions on whether to continue, modify or finish the programs will be taken after this review,” says the report, according to the US CNN chain.

An American official cited by the same chain has assured that although they hoped that there would be cuts in assistanceThey did not expect such an immediate paralysis.

Chijioke Obinna

I've been passionate about storytelling and journalism since my early days growing up in Lagos. With a background in political science and years of experience in investigative reporting, I aim to bring nuanced perspectives to pressing global issues. Outside of writing, I enjoy exploring Nigeria’s vibrant cultural scene and mentoring young aspiring journalists.