Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan
Summary
Todd Blanche, recently confirmed as U.S. attorney general, has expressed strong opposition to abortion rights. He plans to use his position to limit access to abortion, especially by targeting the mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, despite its current safety and availability.Key Facts
- Mifepristone, combined with misoprostol, is a safe and effective abortion pill developed in the 1980s.
- Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, abortion pills can be mailed even to states with abortion bans.
- Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, was confirmed as attorney general on August 8 by a narrow party-line vote.
- Blanche has publicly said he will work to make the Dobbs ruling, which ended federal abortion protections, permanent in all states.
- He plans to enforce laws like the Comstock Act of 1873 to ban mailing abortion pills.
- The previous Department of Justice under President Biden ruled that medical providers cannot be prosecuted for mailing abortion pills.
- As attorney general, Blanche can reverse that policy and increase enforcement against abortion pill distribution.
- Blanche has also indicated intentions to target states that protect abortion rights.
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