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Nourbese Flint, abortion rights expert and President of All* Above All, issued the following statement: “The Senate just pushed through a backdoor abortion ban. The bill they just passed will rip away health care from millions of Americans. In an already expensive country, it raises health care costs, abandons families who rely on SNAP, imposes … Continued

The Supreme Court today rejected Planned Parenthood’s challenge to South Carolina’s attempt to bar the organization from participating in its Medicaid program, clearing the way for the state to strip the organization of Medicaid funds.  The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic to find that Planned Parenthood … Continued

The Trump administration announced this week that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition. The guidance was issued to hospitals nationwide in 2022, as part of … Continued

Moments ago, the House of Representatives voted to advance legislation containing massive cuts to Medicaid and health care provisions to advance Trump’s tax package – namely the extension of tax breaks. The provisions would result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034 and 7.6 million people going uninsured, according to a partial analysis … Continued

Maryland Governor Wes Moore will sign 170 bills into law today, including the Maryland Public Health Abortion Grant Fund Bill (HB930). The law gives the Maryland Department of Health access to $25 million for an abortion grant program to help providers pay costs for the uninsured and underinsured. The money comes from part of the … Continued

In the latest news on the budget reconciliation bill moving through Congress, the Energy and Commerce Committee has announced it has come up with $912 billion in cuts, primarily targeting health care and Medicaid – with at least $715 billion coming from the health provisions. That means Medicaid is on the chopping block, despite Trump … Continued

As House Republicans work to get a budget deal, far-right conservatives are pressing for hundreds of billions of dollars in additional spending cuts, especially for Medicaid, and Donald Trump has unveiled a budget blueprint asking Congress to slash the nation’s overall spending on non-defense programs by more than $163 billion. On top of that, late … Continued

The Trump administration is freezing millions of dollars in Title X funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates, among other organizations that receive family planning grants, as it works to carry out its threat to enforce the Hyde Amendment and make drastic cuts to federal contractors to “defund” DEI initiatives. Our statement by Nourbese Flint, abortion rights … Continued

Reports have uncovered that the Trump administration will announce the freezing of millions of dollars in Title X funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates, among other organizations that receive family planning grants, as it works to carry out its threat to enforce the Hyde Amendment and make drastic cuts to federal contractors to “defund” DEI initiatives. … Continued

In just the last two weeks, two Texans were arrested and charged with performing abortions at a Houston-area reproductive health clinic, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban; a 24-year-old woman of color was arrested in Georgia after having a miscarriage; and a Pennsylvania teenager is being investigated for ‘abuse of … Continued