Trump's tactics can only translate into more unintended pregnancies, which means more abortions, not fewer.
The Trump/Pence administration has implemented what some call the"domestic gag rule," but the new rule is far more expansive than that. It is a coercive measure that prohibits health care providers from discussing abortion options with their patients and requires the clinic to refer a patient to prenatal care services, even if the patient wants to terminate the pregnancy.
Several states and reproductive health organizations sued the Trump/Pence administration over the harmful new rule. The 9Circuit Court of Appeals said it will hear oral arguments in late September to determine the legality of the rule, but denied a stay requested by the plaintiffs.
The great bulk of existing Title X clinics electing to comply with the new Trump-era regulations are not doing so because they embrace the new rules; they simply must in order to not to close their doors and continue providing care. Trump administration supporters have downplayed the dangerous effects of forcing Planned Parenthood clinics and others out of the Title X program by saying"pro-life" clinics will take their place. These clinics, like
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