Federal Briefs - January to May 15, 2025

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Department of Justice:

- pardoned pro-life protesters convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. 

 

- DOJ dropped a lawsuit, which would have forced the State of Idaho to allow abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). Unfortunately, St. Luke's Health System filed its own suit, and the Idaho abortion ban has been temporarily blocked.

 

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The Department of Defense:

 - will no longer enforce a Biden-era policy that helped active service members and their families travel to obtain abortions. 

 

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USAID:

- The Mexico City Policy was reinstated, which prohibits foreign organizations receiving U.S. aid from providing or discussing abortion care.

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Health and Human Services:

- has frozen Title X funding to organizations that promote or provide abortions.

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- RFK JR. has announced that there will be a complete review of the abortion pill.

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