New anti-abortion campaign takes aim at EPA drinking water rules
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
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RFK Jr.’s new MAHA roadmap is finally public
The report also reups Kennedy’s battle against fluoride, which he believes shouldn’t be added to drinking water, by directing the CDC to update its recommendations and appears to nod at a years-long campaign by abortion opponents to cut off access to pills used in pregnancy terminations because of their alleged impact on water pollution. Read … Read more
This anti-abortion leader is building on ‘the ultimate victory from the supreme court’
After the 2022 Dobbs decision, the anti-abortion movement’s sights are now set on medication abortion Read more at The Guardian
‘Using the devil’s own tools against them’: Abortion opponents turn to environmental laws
Several states are trying to curtail abortion medication by claiming mifepristone could contaminate drinking water. Read more at Politico
‘Sounding alarm for 10 years’: Mississippi residents warn of Project 2025 ramifications
In several states across the country, there are already extreme abortion bans that have led to the deaths of multiple pregnant women and at least one teen; restrictive voting policies that make it difficult for citizens to cast their ballots; defunding of education and censorship of books; and other such policies that have also been … Read more
Anti-abortion group launches new pill challenge as SCOTUS mulls sweeping restrictions
The influential anti-abortion group Students for Life on Wednesday launched the next phase of its campaign to use the nation’s environmental laws to restrict the ability to terminate a pregnancy. Read more at Politico
The next abortion fight could be over wastewater regulation
Abortion opponents and their allies in elected office are seizing on an unusual strategy after suffering a wave of election defeats — using environmental laws to try to block the distribution of abortion pills. * Also referenced repeatedly in the petition are studies about the environmental impact of hormonal contraception, leading some experts to ask … Read more