First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray, also saw something wrong with the photo:

President Trump reinstates the Reagan-era ban on US aid donations to foreign health care providers that offer abortion counselling. Credit:AP

The global gag order prevents health organisations overseas that provide advice on abortion and contraception, or perform abortions, from accessing American aid funding. Health organisations in developing countries must now choose between providing women with important advice on contraceptive and family planning options or receiving vital funding from the US, the largest foreign aid contributor.

Current estimates reveal that US funding helps 27 million women worldwide access contraception and advice on reproductive health.

Reinstating a ban on US funding to help women in developing countries access contraceptive services could have significant consequences.

The World Health Organisation estimates more than 21 million women a year have unsafe abortions, accounting for 13 per cent of maternal deaths worldwide. Since its inception, the global gag order has been repealed and reinstated with each change of power in the White House.

Women and men alike have taken to Twitter to comment on the irony of the image showing a group of men witnessing the signing of the global gag order, when none of them will ever feel the practical consequences of restricting access to contraception and abortion options for women.