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Biden Admin To Send Millions of Tax Dollars To Planned ParenthoodBy Olivia Summers16202231400001620223140000 On April 15 – traditionally known as “Tax Day” – the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the direction of President Biden, announced its proposed changes to undo the Trump Administration’s 2019 rule on Title X funding. Under the Trump Administration’s rule, Planned Parenthood was blocked from receiving $60 million in taxpayer-funded Title X grants because it refused to comply with the language of Title X that prohibits any grantee from performing or pr...

PoolGetty Images Yesterday, we watched Joe Biden give his first address to a joint session of Congress as president. COVID-19 relief? Check. Gun violence? Check. Jobs and childcare? Check and check. Access to abortion and reproductive health care? Not a single mention. In a speech that touted bold vision and an appetite for real change coupled with themes of American exceptionalism and leadership, this was an unacceptable omission. Commitments to reproductive health and rights that omit explicit mention of abortion leave a crucial piece of comprehensive care on the table and contribute to...

3 Mar 2021 White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki did not respond to a question on Tuesday about whether President Joe Biden would force doctors to perform abortions and transgender surgeries against their faith beliefs. During a press briefing, a reporter from global Catholic network EWTN asked Psaki: Pro-life groups right now are very concerned about the phrase “pregnancy discrimination” in the Equality Act. You’re familiar with that, I’m sure, that it would force doctors to perform abortions even if it violates their conscience. There are also concerns the bill would force doctors ...

Xavier Becerra listens during a confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Health and Human Services before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP) There is no ambiguity about Xavier Becerra’s record on abortion. President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, currently the state attorney general of California, has consistently advocated for abortion rights throughout his career. “Mr. Becerra is an enemy to every pro-life policy and law and has demonstrated compl...

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