Tag

#abortion

Incidents involving government restriction of abortion access, including executive orders, enforcement of the Comstock Act, defunding of reproductive healthcare providers, and policies that endanger pregnant people by denying medical care.

1 incident

Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power

Restrictions on Reproductive Rights and Comstock Act Revival

A multi-pronged campaign to restrict reproductive rights through executive action, including withdrawal from EMTALA enforcement, enforcement of the Hyde Amendment, and preparation to invoke the 1873 Comstock Act as a de facto nationwide abortion ban without Congressional action.