Sheryl Sandberg spoke out on Thursdayagainst Donald Trump's anti-abortion executive order.The Facebook COO published a post on her Facebookpagethat chronicles her time working in India,the healthcare issues she witnessed there, and why she believesTrump's recent move to reinstate the global gag rule whichbans US-funded groups around the world from discussing abortion will hurt women worldwide."We don't have to guesswe know what this will do," Sandberg wrote in her post. "The last time the global gag rule was in effect, research showed more women who lost access to contraception had unwanted pregnancies and abortion rates doubled. The best way to prevent abortion is through more family planning services, not fewer."While the reissuing of the gag rule didn't come as a surprise pastincoming presidents have used it to signal their positions on abortion rightsSandberg saysthat this rule is more strictthan in the past."It bans health organizations around the world from providing counseling on all family planning options," Sandberg wrote. "If they refuse to abide by the ban, they could lose millions in funding from the United States. And this ban is harsher and broader than past orders by past presidents, because it covers every program that falls under global health assistance. That means it'll hurt more people."Sandberg hasbecome something of a feminist leader in a recent years after the publishing of her best-selling book, "Lean In," and a women-focused nonprofit by the same name. Despite publicly endorsing Hillary Clinton for president in June 2016, Sandberg was otherwise quiet throughout the campaignnoteworthy in a campaign where women's issues were front and center. She also did not participate or publicly mentionthe Women's March on Washingtonwhich saw more than 500,000people descend onthe National Mall last week and inspired other marches worldwideand has not addressed Trump's numerous offensive comments about and treatment of women.Sandberg did attend a meeting with other powerful tech execsat Trump Towerin December. The meeting wasthe first major summit between technology leaders and Trump, who has had a shakyrelationship with the tech industry and who publicly criticized companies like Apple and Amazon while running for office.SEE ALSO:Hillary Clinton reportedly considered Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg for 2 cabinet positionsJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: The story of Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the daughter Steve Jobs claimed wasn't his
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