In a sweeping social policy shift, the Trump administration is remaking health rules at home and abroad for women, gay, and transgender people, restricting access to abortion and narrowing the scope of civil rights in healthcare, the Reuters website reports today (June 30, 2019).
The turnaround has its foundations in the behind-the-scenes influence of Vice President Mike Pence, whose political career has been driven by evangelical Christian beliefs to restrict abortion and prioritize the rights of religious conservatives.
The Department of Health and Human Services has moved to slash funds from teen pregnancy prevention programs, curb abortion both in the U.S. and abroad, and strip civil protections for transgender patients.
The administration has also emphasized abstinence programs and pushed to cut funds for Planned Parenthood.
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