States Ready Reproductive Health Battles as New Trump Term Nears

Nov. 26, 2024, 4:00 PM UTC

Reproductive health groups are gearing up for policy fights over abortion and contraceptive access in state legislatures as the second Trump administration is expected to roll back key protections at the federal level.

Legal analysts across the political spectrum expect President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to withdraw Biden administration policies aimed at protecting abortion care in emergencies and health data privacy. The US Department of Health and Human Services could also resurrect a regulation from Trump’s first term limiting funding for family-planning centers.

Governors and state lawmakers are preparing for these changes by readying reproductive health legislation to pass within the ...

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