Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA In terms of her policy positions, The New York Times highlights that Overton has written articles calling abortion “corrosive” to women and calling abortion pills “far more dangerous to women,” despite extensive data suggesting that abortion pills are extremely safe. Read more at … Read more
But across the country, major conservative organizations are mobilizing. The Heritage Foundation and the Ethics and Public Policy Center, two prominent think tanks in Washington, D.C., have published papers suggesting that surrogacy should be outlawed. In Florida, Attorney General James Uthmeier has intervened in a surrogacy case to argue that the practice violates the U.S. … Read more
In a call facilitated by the White House faith office just days before he was confirmed, Blanche reportedly told Christian conservative leaders that as attorney general, he would move more aggressively than his predecessor Pam Bondi to outlaw the mailing of mifepristone across state lines, and target the Democratic-controlled states that have protected abortion most … Read more
In July, Open Democracy’s team of international investigative journalists found that AI chatbots were “nudging” pregnant women to anti-abortion resources. In 2025, a team of healthcare providers and researchers concluded that only 65% of ChatGPT-3.5’s responses to abortion questions were “acceptable.” A separate 2024 study found that ChatGPT was actively spreading misinformation about self-managed medication … Read more
Outside experts said the plan to target mifepristone ordered from overseas reflects the anti-abortion movement’s growing frustration with the Trump administration’s inaction. Read more at 19th News
Harper thinks it’s an intriguing hypothesis. To test if out, you’d have to do a study to survey people accessing abortion, she says, “and ask if it was the restricted access to contraception that was the reason for the pregnancy that they’re seeking abortion care for.” and “In 2024, 82% of sexually active reproductive age … Read more
Trump’s attorney general pick hints at making national abortion restrictions a priority In a call last week, Blanche, who is serving as both acting attorney general and deputy attorney general and has previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer, suggested that under his leadership, the department would prioritize restrictions on medication abortion. Read more at 19th … Read more
“Erica Schwartz’s testimony … should alarm everyone who believes private medical decisions belong to patients, not politicians,” Mini Timmaraju, the president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All, said in a statement. She added that, under the Trump administration, “abortion surveillance could be expanded or weaponized to collect more intrusive information, spread disinformation about reproductive … Read more
The government did not simply remove money from a budget. It cut through years of relationships built in communities where young people already face the greatest barriers to care. The administration canceled 53 grants nationwide as part of a broader overhaul of the federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. Its new funding criteria direct organizations to … Read more
Voters Reject Republicans’ Attempt to Ban Abortion in Kansas Through Back Door The reason that the Supreme Court in such a red state doesn’t move in lockstep with the Republican legislature is its nominating process, known as a “merit-based” system. An independent commission, composed of five lawyers put on the commission by other lawyers and … Read more
