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Access to abortion medication could be in jeopardy, RFK Jr. testimony suggests

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested he is open to significantly limiting access to mifepristone if confirmed to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), citing “safety issues” to a drug that is used in most abortions and that research has shown is very safe and effective. Read more at 19th News  

The anti-abortion movement weighs its next move: ‘We haven’t gone away’

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In an interview, Hawkins rejected the idea that Trump is more popular than the anti-abortion cause. (Fifty-four percent of Americans identify as “pro-choice”, while 41% say they are “pro-life”, according to recent Gallup polling.) While Trump has objected to signing a national abortion ban, Hawkins wants him to commit to defunding Planned Parenthood. She also … Read more

Trump administration takes first anti-abortion move on world stage

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The Geneva declaration was a first Trump-term initiative sponsored by six countries — the United States, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia and Uganda — that sought to curb global access and support for abortions by stating that there is no international right to abortion and thus countries don’t have any obligation to finance it or facilitate … Read more

Global Gag Rule Reinstated

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Trump signs order to reinstate ‘global gag rule’ on abortion aid According to the Guttmacher Institute, which tracks abortion restrictions and their impact, the policy can cut off access to contraception, lead women to seek out unsafe abortions and cause tumult within the non-governmental groups that depend on US aid to keep their programs going. … Read more

Social media has always been hostile to abortion content

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“There isn’t a progressive organization that hasn’t had some problems with social media platforms, either removing their content, falsely flagging their content, or being given sort of the runaround by tech support,” said Jessica Ensley, senior vice president of outreach at Reproaction. Read more at 19th News  

Donald Trump is not waiting for RFK Jr. – he has already started his war on public health

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Kennedy sometimes makes pro-choice noises in public, but his actions suggest he’s eager to pander to the religious right on this issue. He’s been meeting with anti-choice Republicans and appears amendable to their views. He’s signaled a willingness to go with the Project 2025 plan to rescind the FDA approval of the abortion pill. Read … Read more

Trump pardons anti-abortion activists who blockaded clinic entrances

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Lauren Handy was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for leading the blockade by directing blockaders to link themselves together with locks and chains to block the clinic’s doors. A nurse sprained her ankle when one person pushed her while she was entering the clinic, and a woman was accosted by another blockader while … Read more

Mississippi lawmaker introduces ‘Contraception Begins at Erection Act’

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“All across the country, especially here in Mississippi, the vast majority of bills relating to contraception and/or abortion focus on the woman’s role when men are fifty percent of the equation,” he wrote. “This bill highlights that fact and brings the man’s role into the conversation. People can get up in arms and call it … Read more