Overview
- An anonymous State Department official said three regulations will be published Friday to expand the policy beyond foreign NGOs to international organizations and U.S. NGOs operating overseas.
- The expansion is reported to cover the $8 billion U.S. global health portfolio and potentially more than $30 billion in overall foreign assistance.
- For the first time, restrictions would also target activities described by the administration as promoting 'gender ideology' or diversity, equity and inclusion, not only abortion-related services.
- The Center for Reproductive Rights says the change could reach humanitarian groups that deliver food, water and medicine, risking loss of U.S. funding or a chilling effect on speech and services.
- Details on exemptions and enforcement remain limited before publication, as the long‑toggled policy—reinstated by Trump in 2025 alongside major foreign aid cuts and the dismantling of USAID—faces swift criticism from rights and aid organizations.