Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity

Source: AP

Updated 2:13 PM EST, January 22, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

An administration official said Thursday that the State Department would release final rules that expand the scope of the “Mexico City” policy that has already severely reduced assistance to international organizations that provide abortion-related care. The policy was first established under President Ronald Reagan, rescinded by subsequent Democratic administrations and reinstated in Trump’s first term.

The new rules, first reported by Fox News, would halt foreign assistance from going toward not only groups that provide abortion as a method of family planning but also those that advocate “gender ideology” and DEI, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the rules’ publication in the Federal Register on Friday.

The change, which threatens billions in funding for groups around the world, was part of a series of actions that the Trump administration timed to this week’s anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade ruling and anti-abortion activists’ annual March for Life demonstration in Washington.

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