Sweden, Belgium and Finland promised €20 million each (about $21 million) to the the global fundraising initiative, She Decides, launched by Dutch Development Minister Lilianne Ploumen. The pledges came at a one-day She Decides conference in Brussels on Thursday, aimed at raising funds for aid groups whose funding is under threat. Ploumen started the initiative after Trump signed an executive order last month reinstating the "global gag rule." The rule, formally known as the Mexico City Policy, strips international non-governmental organizations that perform or promote abortions of US government funding. "I am deeply moved by the support voiced by so many countries, organizations and individuals for She Decides," Ploumen said .

Source: CNN March 02, 2017 16:52 UTC