
In the US, Trump's presidency and his republican government have already led to reduced access to reproductive care. The global-gag rule (the Mexico City policy) disrupted international access to essential abortion care, sexual and reproductive services and the HIV response in countries of the global South. The suspension of US support (approximately $500 million) to the World Health Organization will also affect the right to health, including sexual and reproductive health, at a time when the WHO is essential to support countries in their coordinated response to the Covid 19 pandemic, and providing them with assistance to strengthen their health systems.