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This session will highlight the impact of the global gag rule and the domestic (US) gag rule on women and girls including key populations and how they have responded. The aim of this session is to raise awareness of the impacts of the restrictions on women's health and family planning programmes among attendees.

Introduction
Christine Stegling, She Decides Champion - Frontline AIDS, United Kingdom

Reframing the agenda: The role of government officials
Bernard Haufiku, She Decides, Namibia

The impact of the US global gag rule worldwide
Emily Maistrellis, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, United States
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Bringing the gag rule home to the US
Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, United States
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The global gag rule and sex workers
Phelister Abdalla, Kenya Sex Workers Alliance, Kenya
Withdrawn: The global gag rule and sex workers
Phelister Abdalla, Kenya Sex Workers Alliance, Kenya
Conclusion
Christine Stegling, She Decides Champion - Frontline AIDS, United Kingdom