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
On a recording of the call posted online Thursday by the religious group Intercessors for America and hosted by the White House Faith Office, Blanche lamented that the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict abortion are “taking longer than we want” but said the Justice Department was “working hand in hand” with federal health agencies and … Read more
Several environmental experts flagged flaws in the study’s methodology, telling POLITICO its conclusions are “misleading,” “poor quality” and “should not be considered in environmental or public health decision-making.” Read more at Politico
The right is using Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing to argue that mifepristone is the problem, when it’s criminal abusers who are actually at fault Read more at Rolling Stone
“What I’m anticipating is we’re going to see a new wave of states banning Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs,” Sobel said. “I think there are states that even if it’s not very meaningful, even if Planned Parenthood is not a big provider in their state, I think it’s symbolic for some states to take … Read more
Multiple Republicans lose primaries after key party allies backed their challengers instead Read more from ProPublica via Salon
Both the White House and the Justice Department held closed-door meetings this month with anti-abortion activists who want the president to use executive power more aggressively to cut off access to the procedure. … Students for Life emerged from its own meeting with DOJ officials optimistic, and sent a video message to its followers that … Read more
Last week, as they awaited word from the high court about the fate of telehealth abortions, anti-abortion activists secured a closed-door meeting with Justice Department officials. There, they pushed the agency to revive a long dormant policy that could cut off virtually all access to both mifepristone and misoprostol — an 1800s-era anti-vice law known … Read more
Students for Life of America is pushing the federal agency to include an anti-abortion drug on its list of drinking water contaminants. Read more at Politico
The anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America is warning Republicans against signing onto a new effort to force a floor vote on extending Obamacare subsidies — upping the stakes of a push by GOP moderates to make an end run around leadership on the issue. Read more at Politico
