Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case
The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.
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The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.
Florida and Arkansas both recently added restrictions to the citizen amendment process, after ballot measures to expand abortion rights were successful in other states.
President Trump’s choice for solicitor general, D. John Sauer, has long pushed for restrictions on abortion and access to contraception.
The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider.
Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmation to become head of Medicare and Medicaid.
The state attorney general had raised the possibility of charging doctors with criminal conspiracy for recommending abortion care out of state.
The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.
The two arrests in greater Houston appear to be the first time abortion providers have been charged with violating abortion bans in their state since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
After the Dobbs decision, births rose in states with bans, but more for some women than others.
The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.