Nairobi, Jan. 30 -- The US has expanded the Mexico City Policy, commonly known as the "global gag rule", in yet another sweeping executive action that marks President Donald Trump's aggressive reshaping of American foreign policy, with implications for healthcare in Kenya.

Announced on January 23, one year after reinstating the policy, the expansion extends abortion-related restrictions from global health programmes to all non-military foreign assistance worldwide.

This means organisations receiving US funding for education, agriculture, economic development, disaster relief and other sectors must now comply with restrictions prohibiting them from providing, advocating for, or referring patients for abortion services.

This threatens to...