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Last September Donald Trump committed to “work to support the dignity of human life from conception to natural, dignified death.” Now that he is officially president, pro-life Americans will watch closely to see how the new administration follows through on this unambiguous commitment to defend life.
Republicans are opposing a proposed rule from HHS that they argue does not protect the conscience rights of anti-abortion medical providers.
In 2019, the Trump administration issued a regulation empowering the Department of Health and Human Services to robustly enforce federal conscience-protection laws.
At the start of each new Congress, The Heritage Foundation recommends pro-life policies for Members. The following year, a progress report takes stock of policy wins, ongoing challenges, and new prospects. This is the first such report in a post-Roe America. Free from the dark shadow of Roe v. Wade, Congress cannot shrink from its role in crafting policy that carries out the government’s duty to protect the first freedom: the right to life.
Federal law has long protected people’s right to not participate in controversial health care procedures, but Biden aims to gut that.