New Trump Rule Requires U.S. Officials To Weigh Pregnant Visa Applicants’ Medical Needs

The Trump administration issued a new rule on Thursday instructing United States consular officials to deny pregnant women visas unless they can prove "to the satisfaction of the consular officer" either that they are not traveling to the U.S. to give birth, or that they have a legitimate medical reason to give birth in the country.

The administration says the new provision is an attempt to cut down on what's known as "birth tourism," or when women come to the U.S.