The former Indiana senator also pushed to defund Planned Parenthood after the anti-choice front group Center for Medical Progress released a series of deceptively edited videos attempting to smear the reproductive health-care provider.
Program funds will go to educate providers about long-acting reversible contraceptives, conduct public outreach, and measure whether the pilot program is effective
The bill targets the dilation and evacuation procedure commonly used for abortion care after 13 weeks of pregnancy. Health and medical professionals criticize these bans as substituting politicians’ agendas for the judgment and expertise of doctors.
Katy Talento has pushed dubious claims about birth control, including the myth that hormonal contraceptives cause abortions, miscarriages, and decreased fertility.
The findings of an anti-choice House panel that dealt in conspiracies and misinformation could lead to more attacks on Planned Parenthood, fetal tissue research, and abortion care.
Under current Illinois law, pregnant people who receive Medicaid benefits can only obtain abortion care under narrow exceptions such as rape, incest, or when their life is at risk.
“Along with my colleagues Jan Schakowsky, Diana DeGette, and Louise Slaughter, I am looking forward to re-introducing the EACH Woman Act for the 115th Congress,” Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) told Rewire in an email.
"I think Heitkamp is incredibly important for women’s health," Amy Jacobson of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota said in an interview with Rewire.
