For nearly 50 years, Roe provided a baseline of legal protection for abortion in the United States. Of course, Roe was never enough. Access to abortion care continues to be dependent on a person’s ability to pay, their state of residence or their ability to navigate the complex web of obstacles created by their state legislature.
![What's the difference between the Global Gag Rule and the Helms Amendment? The Global Gag Rule restricts foreign NGOs that accept U.S. funding from using their own money for abortion-related activities and the Helms Amendment restricts U.S.-funded organizations from using U.S. foreign assistance funding for abortion-related services](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4_90x72/public/images/ggr_vs_helms_amendment.png?h=9cc37f57&itok=xcNjtHQg)