By Laurence A. Pagnoni, MPA The Global Gag Rule (GGR), reinstated by President Trump after his inauguration, is back in the news. Secretary of State Tillerson announced a plan for U.S. Government Departments and Agencies to apply the provisions of the policy to grants, agreements, and contracts with foreign NGOs that receive U.S. funding for global health assistance. This applies to the $8.8 billion in funds appropriated to USAID and the Departments of State and Defense. The Global Gag Rule, a staple of Republican policy since Ronald Reagan, had been used previously to block overseas reproductive health NGOs from receiving