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Norway pledges $10 million to counter Trump's global anti-abortion move

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg (PHOTO: REUTERS)

Norway has joined an international initiative to raise millions of dollars to replace shortfalls left by U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on U.S.-funded groups worldwide providing information on abortion.

In January, the Netherlands started a global fund to help women access abortion services, saying Trump's "global gag rule" meant a funding gap of $600 million over the next four years, and has pledged $10 million to the initiative to replace that.

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