President Donald Trump has put back into place a policy that bans U.S. government funds from going to organizations that support or promote abortions around the world.
The Hill reported that Trump signed the order Monday morning. Sunday marked the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion. The order also comes days before the annual March for Life, one of the nation's largest annual protests.
The order blocks all funds from going to overseas organizations that support abortions directly or indirectly, through referrals and information.
The order, often called the Mexico City Policy, is often put into order by Republican presidents and repealed by Democrats as soon as they take the White House. President Ronald Reagan was the first to issue the order in 1984.
President Barack Obama repealed the order as soon as he took office in 2009, while President George W. Bush had the order in place during his tenure.
Domestically, organizations cannot receive funds from the federal government for the use of abortions due to a law known as the Hyde Amendment.
