«I'm thankful for this reversal and pray for the day soon
when abortion providers would not operate on any cent of public money,» Moore said in written comments for Baptist Press.
Not exact matches
America's largest
abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, set off a Tweetstorm
when its Indiana and Kentucky branch declared «some men have a uterus,» drawing ridicule from plenty of conservatives online More...
An attempt to adopt stringent regulations for
abortion clinics in Minnesota failed
when Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a measure that would have imposed requirements on
abortion providers» facilities, but not other similar outpatient health care facilities.
«As the nation's leading women's health care
provider and advocate, Planned Parenthood understands that
abortion is a deeply personal and often complex decision for a woman to consider, if and
when she needs it,» said Cecile Richards, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Six of these states (AL, ID, IN, KS, MO and OK), all of which adopted restrictions on
abortions performed later in pregnancy (see above), moved to require
abortion providers to report a diagnosis
when an
abortion is performed at or beyond 20 weeks» gestation.
That means hospitals, health insurance plans, health care
providers, and non-medical personnel could refuse to provide, pay for, or even refer for an
abortion — even
when the
abortion is medically necessary to save a woman's life or health.
This update poses the biggest benefit for women in Ohio, Texas and North Dakota, where restrictions have compelled health care
providers to use the outdated, inferior, and less effective regimen
when prescribing medication
abortion.
«I would assume that most Americans would be surprised, if not shocked, to learn that the largest
abortion provider in America is also the largest recipient of federal funding under Title X,» Rep. Mike Pence (R - IN) said in January
when he introduced legislation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding.
The real goal of TRAP restrictions is simple: shutting down
abortion providers when they are unable to comply.
Until 1987,
when the Reagan administration issued the so - called gag rule, that provision consistently had been interpreted as a ban on the use of Title X funds to pay for
abortions, and the federal regulations governing Title X did not otherwise reflect an antiabortion animus toward
providers.
When Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (the only
provider of safe and legal
abortions in the state of South Dakota) announced that they would begin implementation of a previously enacted 72 - hour waiting period, the South Dakota state legislature passed a bill that exempts weekends and holidays from the 72 hours, which means that a woman could be forced to wait as long as 5 or 6 days for an
abortion.
The proportion of U.S. contraceptive users relying on LARCs jumped from 2.4 % in 2002 to 14.3 % in 2014, the highest level ever recorded in the United States.9 There is also some evidence that LARCs are highly desired by many
abortion patients and that patient interest increases
when LARCs are available for immediate postabortion initiation.1, 11,12 Notably, all contraceptive methods, including LARCs, are appropriate for immediate uptake following a surgical
abortion.13 In addition, recently updated medical guidelines support providing implants and injectable contraception at the time of a medication
abortion, along with previously available methods like the pill, patch and ring; the IUD is now the only method that
providers can not offer on the day medication
abortion is started.14 This broader array of options is particularly significant given that medication
abortion represents an increasing proportion of all
abortions nationally.
When the gag rule case came before the U.S. Supreme Court, family planning
providers argued that in crafting the statute, Congress expected that Title X family planning projects might be housed within larger entities, such as hospitals or local health departments, that provide a wide range of other services, including
abortion services.