What is the Mexico City Policy?Many international organizations support abortion as a means for population control overseas. Ronald Reagan first addressed the issue of funding these groups by announcing a new policy while at a summit in Mexico City. This “Mexico City Policy” withdrew federal funding through our USAID program for organizations that provide abortions or promote the legalization of abortion in other countries. This policy is implemented through an executive order, depending on the views of each new president. President Reagan, both Presidents Bush, and President Trump implemented the Mexico City Policy. Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden suspended it.