GOP – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

20 Feb

Under Trump-Endorsed House Bill, Medicaid And SNAP Take $1T Hit

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Despite promising just hours earlier to protect safety net programs, Trump said he supports a Republican-led proposal floated in the House that trims $880 billion from Medicaid and about $230 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

17 Feb

Here’s how state lawmakers are taking aim at transgender adults’ health care

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While much state policy and attention have focused on restricting gender-affirming care for minors, more states now are seeking to limit such care for adults. Lawmakers in several states have introduced bills that would prohibit Medicaid coverage of gender-transition services, prevent state or county health professionals from providing it, or bar the use of public money to pay for such care for adults who are incarcerated.

13 Feb

Republican States Claim Zero Abortions. A Red-State Doctor Calls That ‘Ludicrous.’

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In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live, was zero. In South Dakota, too, official records show zero abortions that year. And in Idaho, home to abortion battles that have recently made their way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the official number of recorded abortions was just five. In nearly a dozen states with total or near-total abortion bans, government officials claimed that zero or very few abortions occurred in 2023, the first full year after the Supreme Court eliminated federal abortion rights.

12 Feb

Condoms, IUDs removed from Indiana bill seeking to expand birth control access

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A proposed program to fund certain contraceptives instead emphasizes birth control pills, hormone patches and “fertility awareness” methods.

29 Jan

Trump health pick Kennedy faces US Senate scrutiny over vaccine, abortion views

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, is set to face a grilling from Senate Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday over his views on vaccines, abortion, and potential conflicts of interest. Kennedy, 70, will appear in front of the Senate Finance Committee at 10 a.m. ET (1500 GMT) on Wednesday. While that committee is responsible for advancing his nomination to the full Senate, Kennedy is also scheduled to appear in front of a second Senate panel that oversees health on Thursday.

28 Jan

Trump orders ban foreign aid, rescind federal funds guidance for abortion

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The executive orders follow directives from Project 2025

27 Jan

Johnson touts ‘new era’ of abortion opposition under Trump

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday abortion opponents are “entering a new era” with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the White House. Speaking at the March for Life, Johnson praised the new administration for anti-abortion actions taken in the first week, including pardoning nearly two dozen anti-abortion activists.

23 Jan

Senate Dems block GOP’s first abortion bill

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“A GOP-led abortion bill failed in the Senate due to Democratic opposition on Wednesday, a sign of where the party is drawing the line on bipartisan cooperation. After a week marked by Senate Democrats’ willingness to work with their Republican counterparts on both an immigration bill and confirming former Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of State, every Democrat voted against legislation that would “prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.”…”

21 Jan

What does Trump’s move to quit WHO mean for U.N. agency and global health?

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resident Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder. Here are facts about U.S. financing for global health and potential implications of Trump's move, which could be followed by further cuts to international contributions.

21 Jan

US Govt website offering reproductive health information goes offline after Donald Trump takes office

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US Govt website offering reproductive health information goes offline after Donald Trump takes office

18 Jan

Defining fetal viability among GOP priorities after Missourians overturn abortion ban

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"The day he was sworn in as speaker of the Missouri House, Jon Patterson declared that defining fetal viability could be a difficult task. A surgeon serving his fourth term in the legislature, Patterson said despite the vagueness of the medical phrase, the decision by voters to overturn Missouri's abortion ban means lawmakers have no choice but to try. "What I'll tell you is, if you took 10 doctors and lined them up and said 'what's the definition of fetal viability,' you'd get 10 different answers," Patterson said at a press conference last week. "Our citizens deserve to know what…

05 Dec

Missouri Voters Enshrined Abortion Rights. GOP Lawmakers Are Already Working to Roll Them Back.

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Rights, Constitutional Amendment, Enshrine, GOP, Lawmakers, Missouri, State constitution, United States

“One month after Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion, Republican lawmakers in the deeply red state are already working to overturn it — or at least undermine it. One measure would ask voters to amend the state constitution to define life as beginning at conception, declaring that embryos are people with rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness….”

16 Mar

How IVF is complicating Republicans’ abortion messaging

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In-vitro fertilization has become the latest front in the political battle over reproductive rights, and it's left some Republicans grappling with how to square their support for IVF with their past stances on reproductive rights.

02 Feb

Tennessee’s strict abortion ban is under pressure, but change is unlikely under GOP control

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Ban, GOP, legislation, Reproductive rights, Tennessee, United States

"After begrudgingly agreeing to tweak Tennessee's strict abortion ban last year, the Republican-dominant Legislature is once again facing pressure to reconsider when doctors can legally offer the procedure to pregnant patients. The push comes as confusion and fear continues among residents in many GOP-controlled states over how abortion ban exemptions should be applied. While a handful of lawsuits have been filed with the hopes of getting clarity in state courts, others are pursuing legislative changes...."

11 Nov

Ohio GOP lawmakers call to block courts from implementing new abortion amendment

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"Several Ohio Republican lawmakers are proposing to strip courts of the authority to review cases related to implementing the newly passed Issue 1 abortion amendment. In a statement released Thursday, four GOP lawmakers claimed without evidence that there was “foreign election interference” in the vote to pass Issue 1, and threatened to block the ability of courts to interpret the new constitutional amendment...."