Donald Trump's attack on the right to abortion makes us think a lot

Certainly it cannot be said that Donald Trump does not keep his promises. Since last Friday, the day of his entry into the White House, the new president of the United States has already signed decrees that confirm some of the fundamental points of his electoral campaign. We are particularly interested in the President's contrary position regarding the constitutional right to abortion. So on Thursday, January 23, Trump approved a text banning federal government funding for international non-governmental organizations that practice or report on abortion. overseas. Here he is Mr. Trump signing:

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Although nothing exceptional has happened, this regulation, called "Mexico City Policy", has been reintroduced from time to time by every Republican government (supported by Ronald Regan and Bush and periodically abolished, first by Clinton and then, finally, by Obama ), and thus turns out to be very symbolic. Coincidentally, Trump decided to sign two days after women all over the world marched to defend their rights threatened by the president, but above all the decree was signed in the "aftermath of the 44th anniversary of" Roe v. Wade ", a highly contested 1973 United States Supreme Court ruling that represents a major precedent for abortion legislation.

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'The most vulnerable women in the world will suffer from this policy that undermines years of efforts in favor of women's healthand ", reacted harshly Cécile Richards, the president of the" International Federation of Planned Parenting "who continues:"This will cause clinic closures around the world and, as a corollary, an increase in unwanted pregnancies and dangerous abortions.On the other hand, of course, there is the array of people happy to stop "participating financially" in what some citizens deem despicable and illegal.

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An anti-abortion policy and problems with the concept of freedom

The photo of Donald Trump signing for the "Mexico City Policy", surrounded by all men (Vice President Mike Pence, White House Chief of Staff Reince Preibus, Pete Navarro, Head of the National Trade Council and advisors Jared Kuschner , Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon) has caused much discussion and we refer to the "irony of the Guardian journalist Matin Belam to explain why:"Over the course of a lifetime, you will never see a photo of seven women signing a decree on what men can do with their reproductive organs.". How is it possible that in 2017 there is still the idea that someone from the outside, another human being, can decide and intervene on the freedom of the opposite sex? Whatever point of view one has on the subject of abortion, a woman cannot be denied to choose what she deems most suitable and least dangerous for herself. Then we march for our rights, as they did.