Trump's first decrees and their possible consequences

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On Monday, January 23, President Trump signed a decree to freeze federal employment and a directive prohibiting non-governmental organizations in the United States from receiving federal funding for abortions abroad.

About freezing federal recruitment

By signing this decree, Trump will reduce the number of officials. About these plans Trump has repeatedly claimed during the presidential campaign.

"It was the second of six measures" to clean up corruption and collusion in Washington, D.C., and part of Trump's "first 100 days plan to make America great again," writes The Washington Post.

Freezing recruitment excludes military, public safety and health personnel.

The news of the new order was keenly apprehended in the largest federal union of workers.

“President Trump’s actions will undermine government programs and services that benefit everyone, and will actually increase taxpayer costs by forcing agencies to hire more expensive contractors to do work for which government employees are paid far less,” said President David Cox Sr., President American Federation of Government Employees. “This hiring freeze will mean longer lines at Social Security offices, fewer workplace safety checks, fewer pollution controls, and greater risks to our nation's food supply and clean water systems.”

Directive on Federal Abortion Abroad Funding

By signing this directive, the president thus prohibits providing American funding to nongovernmental organizations that offer or provide advice on a wide range of family planning and reproductive health if they include an abortion, even if US dollars are not specifically used for abortion-related services, writes The Huffington Post.

The United States spends about $ 600 million per year in international assistance for family planning and reproductive health programs. By signing this directive, Trump denies 27 millions of women access to contraceptive services and supplies.

None of these dollars is spent on abortion. This is due to the fact that the Helms amendment prevented US taxpayers from spending on foreign abortions back in the 1973 year.

Trump's order has serious consequences and can be fatal for women and girls in developing countries and conflict zones, who often resort to dangerous methods of abortion. This is due to the fact that they do not have access to safe abortions.

The World Health Organization estimates that more than 21 million women per year die from unsafe abortions in developing countries, which account for about 13% of all maternal deaths.

Trump also signed a decree on output from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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