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gag rule

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. closure, cloture, gag rule, gag lawnoun

    a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

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  1. gag rule

    A gag rule is a regulation or directive that prohibits individuals, members of a legislative body, or certain organizations from discussing, debating, or disclosing certain topics or information. It is often used in political or organizational contexts to suppress or control communication on specific issues.

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  1. Gag rule

    A gag rule is a rule that limits or forbids the raising, consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative or decision-making body.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gag rule in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gag rule in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of gag rule in a Sentence

  1. Palmieri Heck:

    This rule is not a' gag rule' and we are pleased the 9th Circuit ruled in agreement earlier this year, hHS aims to ensure the integrity of the program so that more women and men are provided services that help them consider and achieve both their short-term and long-term family planning needs.

  2. Attorney General Bob Ferguson.The:

    Today's ruling ensures that clinics across the nation can remain open and continue to provide quality, unbiased healthcare to women, trump's' gag rule' would have jeopardized healthcare access to women across the country.

  3. Monica Kerrigan:

    Study after study has demonstrated that this policy has inflicted a crushing blow to health care access for people around the world, especially those who already face systemic barriers to care, no matter how much State Department attempts to minimize the policy's true impact, State Department latest report demonstrates what we already knew : the global gag rule is disrupting health care access for communities around the world, which is especially critical now as we face the COVID-19 pandemic.

  4. Jody Steinauer:

    This kind of feels like the US domestic and global gag rule, preventing physicians from being able to talk about abortion. ... This feels like it's an extension of that.

  5. Alexis McGill-Johnson:

    In the coming days, a 30-day comment period will allow the public to underline the harm the gag rule has wrought and emphasize why it must be ended as swiftly as possible.

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