October 25, 2022 11:39am EDT
Democrats want to give Biden admin $100M to promote abortion access
A Democrat-led bill would task HHS with the 'dissemination of information' pushing access to abortion
By Peter Kasperowicz | Fox News
More than a dozen House Democrats have put forward legislation that would give the Department of Health and Human Services $20 million a year to wage a public awareness campaign promoting abortion.
The bill from Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., is an attempt to get the federal government involved in helping people access abortion services in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade. That ruling left abortion rights to the states, but the Democratic bill proposes that HHS help doctors and patients "navigate the legal landscape" as they seek abortions.
"Health care providers simply trying to care for their patients are being forced to navigate a patchwork of new bans and limitations on abortion care, some of which could land them in jail just for doing their jobs," Trahan said Tuesday. She said the bill would ensure doctors have the "guidance and assurance necessary to provide reproductive care for their patients in a constantly changing legal landscape."
According to the bill, HHS would also play a role in "the dissemination of information on the negative health impacts on communities when access to abortion and other reproductive health care services is restricted or banned."
"[T]he health care professionals whose duty it is to provide reproductive services, support, and resources are now facing an uphill battle – and in some states, potential criminal charges – to provide that essential reproductive care," said Blunt Rochester.
She said states run by Republicans have "jumped at the chance to strip millions of women of their fundamental right to make their own reproductive health care decisions through extreme abortion bans."
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