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 | | Subject: ‘Unconscionable’: Woman Fury at Trump; Anti-women Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:17 pm | |
| February 24, 2020
‘Unconscionable’: Fury as federal appeals court upholds Trump’s anti-women, anti-choice ‘gag rule’
“Leaving women in the dark about their healthcare and restricting doctors from providing candid advice is simply not in the best interest of public health.”
Women’s healthcare advocates fumed Monday after a federal appeals court upheld the Trump-Pence administration’s so-called domestic “gag rule.”
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the 7-4 decision regarding the administration’s policy of preventing Title X funds from going to clinics that provide referrals for abortions, even though no federal funds pay for abortions.
“As a reminder,” said Planned Parenthood Action, “the gag rule puts up egregious barriers for people with low incomes to get birth control and preventive care like STI testing, education, and cancer screenings.
Before being forced out of Title X, Planned Parenthood served 40% of patients in the program.
Planned Parenthood Action
@PPact
Today, a federal court upheld the Trump admin’s unethical, dangerous Title X gag rule — denying relief for patients across the country who depend on Planned Parenthood and other Title X providers for birth control and other care.
Planned Parenthood Action
@PPact
As a reminder, the gag rule puts up egregious barriers for people with low incomes to get birth control and preventive care like STI testing, education, and cancer screenings. Before being forced out of Title X, Planned Parenthood served 40% of patients in the program.
The American Medical Association also criticized the decision and said the administration is forcing medical providers to choose between vital funding or acting unethically.
“The judges failed to properly take into consideration the AMA’s legal arguments or the decision’s impact on either healthcare or the patient-physician relationship.
This government overreach and interference demands that physicians violate their ethical obligations—prohibiting open, frank conversations with patients about all their healthcare options—if they want to continue treating patients under the Title X program,” said AMA president Patrice A. Harris.
“It is unconscionable that the government is telling physicians that they can treat this underserved population only if they promise not to discuss or make referrals for all treatment options,” Harris continued.
The court’s decision came in for criticism from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as well:
Xavier Becerra
@AGBecerra
Today's court ruling on the Trump Administration’s Gag Rule is troubling.
The Gag Rule interferes with healthcare decisions that should remain between women and their healthcare providers.
Attorney General Becerra Issues Statement on Ninth Circuit Decision in Title X
SACRAMENTO — Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following decision in response to the Ninth Circuit decision in California's Title X case.
Xavier Becerra
@AGBecerra
The rule targets the TitleX program — which serves low income women, LQBTQ individuals, young people, and families — and obstructs access to care by gagging medical professionals from discussing all available options with their patients.
((((That is the 2nd Fuck You/anti-women
trump gave women
#1 Equal Rights; for woman etc ))))
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| | Subject: Re: ‘Unconscionable’: Woman Fury at Trump; Anti-women Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:01 pm | |
| So Planned Parenthood is whining because they lost some federal funding due to 90% of their income being derived from ABORTIONS??
Too boo fucking hoo. |
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