cliton presidency

By bridgette nicole harris

  • Abolished Restrictions on Medical Research and the Right to Choose

    As his first executive actions, President Clinton revoked the Gag Rule, which prohibited abortion counseling in clinics that receive federal funding to serve low-income patients.

  • Helped States Take the First Steps Toward Welfare Reform

    President Clinton ordered the Federal Government to make it easier for states to receive waivers from government regulations in order to implement innovative welfare reform projects. Between 1993 and the signing of the Welfare Reform bill in 1996, the Administration granted waivers to a record 43 states.