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Trump eyes anti-abortion agenda for potential second term |
Anti-abortion groups and former Trump administration officials are drawing up plans for sweeping abortion restrictions if Donald Trump returns to the White House. |
The former president is reportedly telling advisers and associates in private that he supports a ban on abortions after 16 weeks of pregnancy. But the conservative groups and other allies recognize they need policies that can be enacted without Congress, because even if Trump were to publicly endorse specific limits, there is little chance such a national ban could become law. Abortion historically has never been a major priority for Trump, though he was happy to embrace anti-abortion policies in his first term and credits himself for appointing three of the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade. Trump for months has evaded taking a direct stance on abortion policy and has so far been able to avoid the backlash for unpopular abortion bans at the state level. One GOP strategist noted Trump won over evangelical voters during his first term, and the former president romped to an easy victory in the Iowa caucuses in January despite having previously criticized a six-week abortion ban. Trump's vacillating positions on abortion frustrated anti-abortion groups earlier in the campaign, but they have put aside their criticisms to focus on what a second Trump term could do for the anti-abortion movement. The plans being drawn up would go far beyond a 16-week ban, which would impact only a small number of abortions. Among other policies eyed for 2025, the groups suggest Trump could: - Immediately reinstate many of the policies President Biden has since rolled back, such as restrictions on fetal tissue research and limits on federally funded clinics that provide contraception and STD testing.
- Roll back access to abortion pills, reimposing a requirement that they be dispensed in-person at a physician's office rather than by mail or at a pharmacy.
- Reimpose a rule to protect the "conscience" rights of medical workers to refuse to provide care based on their religious or moral beliefs.
- Undo the Pentagon policy providing paid leave to service members who travel for an abortion, as well as policies allowing abortions to be done at Veterans Affairs facilities.
- Appoint officials who would enforce the Comstock Act, a 150 year-old law that would criminalize the shipping of any materials used in an abortion.
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The Albert Einstein College of Medicine announced Monday that students will have free tuition after a major donation from a former professor. Ruth Gottesman, chair of the Einstein board of trustees and Montefiore Health System board member, donated $1 billion to the school. "This donation radically revolutionizes our ability to continue attracting students who are committed to our mission, not just those who can afford it. … |
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| Congress is unlikely to include many major health priorities in the next government funding package, according to multiple sources. It is increasingly likely that only a handful of programs facing imminent deadlines could be included in legislation needed to fund the government by March 8, such as community health center funding, a reversal of Medicaid cuts to hospitals serving low-income and uninsured patients, and at … |
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An injectable drug used for decades to treat asthma substantially reduced potentially life-threatening reactions in children with an allergy who were exposed to trace amounts of peanuts, eggs, milk and cashew, according to new research. The Food and Drug Administration earlier this month approved omalizumab, marketed as Xolair, to treat severe food allergies in certain adults and children 1 year old or older. The injection … |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Senate Budget Committee holds a hearing Wednesday on "the economic harms of restricting reproductive freedom"
- A federal vaccine advisory committee is expected to vote Wednesday on recommending an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening suspended licenses and prosecutions |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Junior doctors in South Korea have four days to end their walkouts or they will have their medical licenses suspended and face prosecution, the government said Monday. About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school … | |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Alabama Republican urges fertility clinics to reopen; UAB says it's not so simple (Al.com)
- Inside the internal debates of a hospital abortion committee (ProPublica)
- Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows (NBC)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- If you're poor, fertility treatment can be out of reach (KFF Health News)
- U.S. launches probe into possible fraud by organ collection groups (Washington Post)
- Millions of Americans suffer from long COVID. Why do treatments remain out of reach? (USA Today)
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