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Progressives take issue with Biden's abortion rhetoric |
Some progressive abortion rights activists warn that President Biden is playing into anti-abortion narratives with the languages he uses when advocating for abortion access. |
The president's repeated use the phrase "abortion on demand " has progressive groups worried he's proliferating what has a become a right-wing talking point.
"When President Biden says if he is not a fan of abortion on demand," said Rachel O'Leary Carmona, executive director of Women's March, "it is engaging in the fight for abortion rights and reproductive freedom within the messaging frame ... that the opposition has set."
But those close to Biden's campaign and prominent reproductive rights groups that have endorsed him argue his language is focused on winning the election and staying in office. They also argue the administration's actions show a president committed to abortion rights.
"We have the same goals here: to win the election, restore the federal right to an abortion, and expand access across the country," said Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju.
Lanae Erickson, senior vice president for Social Policy, Education & Politics at the center-left think tank Third Way, said the debate surrounding abortion access has moved so far right that nuance like what progressives are asking for isn't necessary.
"Democrats should be emphasizing bodily freedom, not making litmus tests about what you can and can't think about abortion to be part of our club. You know where Democrats and Biden are, and there's absolutely no comparison [to Trump and the GOP]," Erickson said.
Biden is well-known for his Catholic faith — only the second Catholic U.S. president after John F. Kennedy — and has referenced his personal discomfort with abortion due to his religion.
The abortion group Catholics for Choice argues this only strengthens Biden's support for abortion.
"He's always been able to distinguish his faith from the common good. And he has said he will not impose his religious beliefs on the beliefs of others. Now, that's solid religious freedom thinking," said Jamie Manson, president of Catholics for Choice. | Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter, we're Nathaniel Weixel and Joseph Choi — every week we follow the latest moves on how Washington impacts your health. |
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House lawmakers exchanged pointed barbs Thursday in what ended up being a rather “political” hearing held by the House Oversight Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Top federal health officials appeared before the subcommittee to discuss how to engender further trust in vaccines as well as examine how the initial COVID-19 vaccine campaigns were carried out. At various … |
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More deaths caused by overdosing have now been linked to people smoking drugs, as opposed to injections, according to a recent government study. The study, published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that from 2020-22, the percentage of overdose deaths related to smoking drugs increased by 73.7 percent, while injection deaths decreased by 29.1 percent. In 2022, the report found that there … |
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Cases of Lyme disease were up about 70 percent nationwide in 2022 compared to years prior, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but the agency said there is no cause for alarm because it changed how cases were reported. About 62,500 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 2022, compared to an average of 31,100 cases between 2017 and 2019, according to CDC data published Thursday. Data … |
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Iowa's abortion providers now have some guidance for the paused 6-week ban, if it is upheld |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's medical board on Thursday approved some guidance abortion providers would need to follow if the state's ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy is upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court. The restrictive abortion law is currently on hold as the court considers Gov. Kim Reynolds ‘ appeal of … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Early detection may help Kentucky tamp down its lung cancer crisis (KFF Health News)
- In Carolinas, mental health becomes part of the abortion debate (Roll Call)
- Lawmakers, health care leaders want to prevent private investor control of medical practices (Oregon Capital Chronicle)
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- CDC may recommend a spring Covid booster for some groups (NBC News)
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