[Comment] Protecting global sexual and reproductive health and rights in the face of retrograde US policies and positions

The actions of the US Government are causing serious harm to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally, and more threats loom. The gutting of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the apparent freeze and subsequent termination of more than 80% of USAID contracts and grants, including almost all family planning grants,1 and the defunding of key UN agencies working on SRHR, including UNFPA, WHO, UN Women, and UNAIDS,2 will have devastating effects on reproductive health programmes, including programmes aimed at reducing maternal mortality and morbidity, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).