“Public health is one of these disciplines where nobody really thinks about it until there is a crisis,” says Caitlin Gerdts, vice president for research at Ibis Reproductive Health.
Congressional Republicans intended to use the budget reconciliation process to push through repeal of the Affordable Care Act, as doing so would require a 51-vote majority instead of the typical 60 votes needed to bypass a filibuster.
"When members of Congress vote to attack Title X, they are voting against the ability for people to stay healthy, care for their families, and support their own communities.”
A GOP lawmaker is taking aim at the University of Wisconsin's arrangement allowing OB-GYN residents to receive training in abortion care at Planned Parenthood's Madison clinic.