This month, the Trump administration renewed its attacks on Title X, the federal reproductive health program that provides birth control to an estimated 2 million low-income Americans. In the White House’s proposed budget, funding for the program was eliminated altogether. Then, the Title X administrators at the Department of Health and Human Services announced new … Read more
A report defends Trump’s mass pardoning of 23 people who were convicted under the Biden administration for violating the FACE Act, saying it was anti-Christian bias. Read more at 19th News
The nearly 70-page document included no mention of contraception other than an assertion that it is overprescribed, has negative side effects, and is part of a broader “overreliance on pharmaceutical and surgical treatments.” The guidance instead promotes “natural family planning methods,” such as period tracking apps and other forms of fertility awareness that have higher … Read more
But they — along with more than a dozen former government officials, health care professionals, migrant advocates and civil rights attorneys — worry the Trump administration is knowingly putting the children at risk to advance an ideological goal: denying them access to abortion by placing them in a state where it’s virtually banned. “This is … Read more
It’s not that there’s no more money for the program; Congress has appropriated the funds. It’s not that clinics are not competent to provide the care; Title X has been in place for almost 60 years. Instead, the funding may run out at the end of March – endangering the health and safety of millions … Read more
“The repercussions for critical health care will be catastrophic,” the senators wrote. “Any gap in Title X funding could result in over two million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes, and increase sexually transmitted infections. It will also risk layoffs of essential health care providers and staff who provide … Read more
Ultimately, Hamad believes the attacks on Prams will lead to higher maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. “We don’t have ways to track the risk factors and we can’t study the policies to fix the problems,” she said. “It’s really gonna be a catastrophe moving forward.” Read more at The Guardian
Millions of dollars worth of birth control pills, IUDs, and more products had been designated for low-income countries by the now-dismantled USAID Read more at Rolling Stone
Trump administration to end nearly all abortions even though third of female veterans are sexual assault survivors Read more at The Guardian
Group fears administration could try to claw back Medicaid payments if judge’s ruling on reimbursements is overturned Read more at The Guardian
