Monday, May 8, 2017

Trump Just Picked a Contraception Skeptic to Head Federal Family Planning Efforts

After appointing the former president of a powerful anti-abortion group to head public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Trump administration plans to bring another anti-abortion advocate into the ranks at HHS—this time to oversee the Title X program, which allocates nearly $300 million per year in family planning funds to providers across the country and shapes policy and regulation about topics like contraception and teen pregnancy.

Politico reported on Monday that the administration has tapped Teresa Manning, a law professor and former employee of two anti-abortion groups, to be the deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Population Affairs...
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/donald-trump-hhs-teresa-manning-contraception-abortion

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