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Winnipeg Free Press
6 days ago
- Health
- Winnipeg Free Press
Trump administration wants to end abortion coverage through Veterans Affairs
President Donald Trump's administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families, saying it's not needed. The Department of Veterans Affairs posted the proposed rule change on Monday and opened a public comment period on it that runs through Sept. 3. The department said in its proposal that it wants to ensure it 'provides only needed medical services to our nation's heroes and their families.' The department says it would still provide abortion in life-threatening circumstances — something state laws allow, even in places where bans are in place. But critics of the change note that abortion would not be provided when pregnancies are the result of rape or incest. Amy Friedrich-Karnik, director of federal policy at the Guttmacher Institute, said in a statement that the change would cut off millions of veterans and their families from services. 'Veterans have historically faced significant barriers to reproductive health care, and with the current patchwork of abortion bans and restrictions across the country, these barriers are even steeper today,' she said. Veterans Affairs, which provides health coverage for veterans and their dependents, did not include abortion in its coverage until 2022. President Joe Biden's administration added it months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and state abortion bans began kicking in. The Biden changed allowed the VA to provide abortion even in states where it was banned. The VA says in its proposal that allowing abortion is legally questionable because Congress has not specifically allowed it. The policy change would also bring the VA's coverage into line with other federal health care plans — including Medicaid and the TriCare coverage for active military members and their families — which exclude abortion in most cases. Wednesdays What's next in arts, life and pop culture. The VA said in its filings that about 100 veterans and 40 dependents obtain abortions using the benefits each year — far below the projection the department made in 2022 of a total of 1,000 a year. The conservative law firm Alliance Defending Freedom called on the VA to drop abortion coverage in a letter last month, saying the cost or providing abortion takes other health resources away from veterans.
San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- Health
- San Francisco Chronicle
Trump administration wants to end abortion coverage through Veterans Affairs
President Donald Trump's administration is calling to remove abortion coverage from the list of medical benefits for veterans and their families, saying it's not needed. The Department of Veterans Affairs posted the proposed rule change on Monday and opened a public comment period on it that runs through Sept. 3. The department said in its proposal that it wants to ensure it 'provides only needed medical services to our nation's heroes and their families.' The department says it would still provide abortion in life-threatening circumstances — something state laws allow, even in places where bans are in place. But critics of the change note that abortion would not be provided when pregnancies are the result of rape or incest. Amy Friedrich-Karnik, director of federal policy at the Guttmacher Institute, said in a statement that the change would cut off millions of veterans and their families from services. 'Veterans have historically faced significant barriers to reproductive health care, and with the current patchwork of abortion bans and restrictions across the country, these barriers are even steeper today," she said. Veterans Affairs, which provides health coverage for veterans and their dependents, did not include abortion in its coverage until 2022. President Joe Biden's administration added it months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and state abortion bans began kicking in. The Biden changed allowed the VA to provide abortion even in states where it was banned. The VA says in its proposal that allowing abortion is legally questionable because Congress has not specifically allowed it. The policy change would also bring the VA's coverage into line with other federal health care plans — including Medicaid and the TriCare coverage for active military members and their families — which exclude abortion in most cases. The VA said in its filings that about 100 veterans and 40 dependents obtain abortions using the benefits each year — far below the projection the department made in 2022 of a total of 1,000 a year. The conservative law firm Alliance Defending Freedom called on the VA to drop abortion coverage in a letter last month, saying the cost or providing abortion takes other health resources away from veterans.
Toronto Star
17-06-2025
- Health
- Toronto Star
U.S. abortion clinics are closing even in states where abortion is legal. More cuts could be coming
The abortion funding system across the U.S. is battered three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to enforce bans. An initial surge of donations has subsided, scores of clinics have closed and advocates fear that federal policy changes will result in more shutting down.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Legal Experts: How U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling on ‘Reverse Discrimination' Will Make Things Worse For Black Americans
After the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a 'reverse discrimination' claim, Black Americans are left wondering how this new precedent will impact them. The court's decision came down on Thursday (June 5), adding to the growing list of the judges' past controversial decisions on civil and social liberties. A woman named Marlean Ames is suing her employer in Ohio after she alleged she was passed up on a promotion because she is a straight woman, according to BBC. Instead, her gay boss hired another gay employee for the job, which Ames claims was a clear act of gender discrimination. Several lower level courts didn't agree with her. That's when she took things to the highest court in the land, who ultimately ruled with an unanimous vote. The Root spoke to Marc Brown, founding attorney at Marc Brown law Firm, who said 'the floodgates have been let open' for discrimination cases of all kinds. In a country where anti-DEI legislation and other attacks to Black history and education has become the norm, the court's ruling is a 'rolling back of some protections that the Supreme Court previously made available for minorities– people that have been subjected to centuries of discrimination,' Brown said. 'But it doesn't mean that she [Ames] wins.' The Supreme Court ruled on the principle of the Constitution, not Ames' case itself. She still must present her case in a lower level court. Regardless, it's not lost on Brown the future implications of such a decision. 'There will likely be a heavy increase of these reverse discrimination lawsuits,' Brown continued. For him, this ruling emphasizes a trend started by majority groups. 'I've noticed over the years, whenever the majority feels threatened or upset, new terms are created.' The term 'reverse discrimination' was in direct retaliation to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. 'When you look at the historical systemic inequalities over the years or centuries, you know there is no way that minorities are in the power to really discriminate against these individuals,' Brown added. For anyone paying attention to the conservative-led Supreme Court recent history, Ames decision is one of the many giving legs to right-wing agendas. Whether it's reversing Roe v. Wade or Affirmative action in schools back in 2023, the Justices — three of whom were hand picked by President Donald Trump — have made their position clear. But according to Stacey Marques, ESQ, Black Americans shouldn't panic. 'What I tell my sons is the same thing I tell myself: Make sure you bring your A-game to everything that you have the opportunity to work on,' she said. The mother of two also knows the challenges of being Black in America, and she warned Black folks to get prepared. 'With this anti-DEI climate that we're in — also this climate that is encouraging reverse discrimination lawsuits, it's gonna require the younger generation to adopt the ideals as well as the work ethic of the older generation in order to not only survive but to excel,' she added. Marques has been practicing for 25 years, and she said the ruling only adds more to the already full plates of lawyers nationwide. 'Lawyers are so busy now because there's so many things happening,' she said referring to Trump's blitz of pending lawsuits and court decisions. 'We are in a constitutional crisis.' continued to 11 years 'Anytime the Supreme Court speaks, everyone listens.' '
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tommy Tuberville, ex-UC football coach, announces 2026 campaign for Alabama governor
WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is running for governor of Alabama in 2026, the former Auburn University football coach and close ally of President Donald Trump announced on May 27. Tuberville has served in the Senate since 2021. Before entering politics, he was a longtime college football coach best known for leading Auburn from 1999 to 2008 and is known by many in the Senate as "Coach." Tuberville coached the University of Cincinnati football team from 2013-16, where he compiled a 29-22 career record, including a shared AAC championship in 2014. "Coach Tuberville for governor," reads the 70-year old conservative lawmaker's new campaign website, which features a comment from Trump calling the candidate "a great champion and man of courage." "A few years ago, I decided to give back to this great country and fight. President Trump was a guy that was really behind me in doing the Senate race, he's been behind me ever since," Tuberville said on Fox News, "and today I will announce that I will be the future governor of the great state of Alabama." Tuberville said he will spend his next several months in the Senate ensuring Congress passes Trump's sweeping tax and policy bill. As governor, he said, he will bring manufacturing to the state, improve education, curb illegal immigration and "do everything possible" to ensure kids who graduate in Alabama stay to start their careers. Tuberville has aligned himself closely with Trump throughout his political career. He is the first official GOP candidate to launch a campaign to succeed Gov. Kay Ivey, who can't run again because of term limits. The Republican primary is expected to be more competitive than the general election in this deeply Republican state. Tuberville previously beat former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the 2020 GOP Senate primary, who ran to reclaim the seat he held in the upper chamber for 20 years before leaving to join Trump's first-term Cabinet. Trump forced Sessions to resign from leading the Justice Department after he decided to recuse himself from the federal inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The president then endorsed Tuberville for the Senate seat and repeatedly blasted Sessions on social media during the Alabama campaign. In 2023, Tuberville blocked hundreds of military promotions in the Senate to protest a Biden-era Department of Defense policy – issued in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade – that gave service members time off and paid for travel necessary to receive abortions. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville to run for governor in 2026
