Anti-abortion

19 Sep

Reproductive Freedom for All Slams Fifth Circuit Case That Threatens Mifepristone Access Nationwide Ahead of Oral Arguments

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments in Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a lawsuit seeking to end mail and pharmacy access to mifepristone nationwide—including in states where abortion is protected.
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25 Aug

New CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential

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Dr Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the US Senate as director ‌of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making her the first Black woman to hold the position. This is the first time in almost a year that the agency has had a permanent leader; the previous director, Susan Monarez, only lasted 29 days before she was ousted for butting heads with RFK about US vaccine policies. Translation: she was a little too keen on following accepted science for the Trump administration.
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23 Aug

How Todd Blanche Can Weaponize the Nation’s Top Law Enforcement Agency Against Reproductive Freedom

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Todd Blanche was sworn in as Trump’s U.S. Attorney General yesterday, putting one of his closest loyalists and former personal defense attorney in charge of the nation’s top law enforcement agency. His swearing in comes as anti-abortion groups intensify pressure on the administration to restrict abortion nationwide—and Blanche has already promised to help deliver.
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19 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Senate Confirmation of Erica Schwartz as CDC Director

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), despite her dangerous commitment to undermine abortion access and patients’ data privacy. During her confirmation hearing, Schwartz said abortion surveillance is “absolutely a critical component” of the CDC’s work and signaled the federal government could explore collecting more sensitive abortion data. 
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08 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Slams Senate Confirmation of Anti-Abortion Extremist Todd Blanche as Trump’s Attorney General

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The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as Trump’s Attorney General, delivering another far-right opponent of reproductive freedom into the Cabinet. This comes on the heels of alarming audio that leaked this week, where Blanche assured a private group of extremists that he would make the Dobbs decision “permanent in every single state.” He has also pledged to go after the delivery of medication abortion and investigate the revival of the Comstock Act, which could serve as a backdoor abortion ban.
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07 Aug

Reproductive Freedom for All Condemns Trump DOJ for Rewarding Convicted Anti-Abortion Extremist With Seven-Figure Payout Using Taxpayer Money

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Trump’s administration is handing a seven-figure, taxpayer-funded settlement to a convicted anti-abortion extremist who prevented patients from accessing reproductive healthcare. Paul Vaughn was convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act after helping blockade a Tennessee clinic. This hefty payout is an alarming escalation after President Trump pardoned Vaughn and 22 other anti-abortion extremists convicted under the FACE Act just days into his second term.
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