Date of Award

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Fidalgo, Amanda

Area of Concentration

Political Science

Abstract

The Global Gag Rule, originally titled the Mexico City Policy, makes foreign NGOs ineligible to receive USAID funding if they provide abortion procedures, advocate for less restrictive abortion policies within their own country, bring up abortion as a viable option to their patients, or collaborate with organizations that do any of those activities. Under its most recent iteration the policy places those conditions on approximately $12 billion in foreign aid funding, leaving millions of women without access to health care services. Collaboration is often used to improve the quality of health care, but health care providers have stated that the Global Gag Rule leads to decreases in collaboration among foreign NGOs. This study seeks to better understand the impact the Global Gag Rule has on collaboration between foreign NGOs. I attempt to do so by analyzing survey data from representatives of foreign NGOs regarding their organizations’ collaborative practices. I then use semi-structured interviews with representatives of foreign NGOs to better understand existing collaborative practices and limitations. My findings are limited by small sample sizes, but there is some evidence to suggest that the Global Gag Rule has negative impacts on women’s health and NGO collaboration outside the U.S.

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