Access to Birth Control and Knowledge is a Human Right

When I Have Fears Part 3

If the increase in worldwide population is the issue that many people believe it is, then we should look closely at our own Congress and our own government for the irresponsible role that they play. Among the very first actions taken by this administration was to institute a worldwide gag order which was wildly supported by the born again Christian right wing of the Republican Party. The gag order means that organizations anywhere in the world receiving government money would be cut off from funding if they so much as mention abortion, birth control or any other issues that effect women’s reproductive health.

It is obvious that these people in this administration are so ignorant and so abusive of women that they do not even understand the relationship between women’s ability to take control of their reproductive lives and the subsequent decrease in the rates of both the population and the number of abortions. The distribution of contraceptives  and information provided by the UN Population Fund prevented 3.7 million abortions last year, so obviously if you are against both population increase and abortion then you should logically support the UN Population Fund instead of destroying it.

The following weeks will be dedicated to listing Trump’s incredible moves against the United States of America and the Democracy for which we stand.

ActionPolicy AreaSpecific Policy AreaDate
198. Prevented foreign NGOs which receive US funding from providing abortion counselingCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights23-Jan-2017
206. Provided the tie breaking vote to defund family planning clinicsCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights30-Mar-2017
207. Mike Pence won’t eat alone with women other than his wife in a move that’s not just bizarre, but does tangibly harm progress on women’s rightsCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights30-Mar-2017
208. Defunded a global maternal health organization which helps save tens of thousands of lives per yearCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights3-Apr-2017
210. Ended Obama era rule that prohibited states from defunding healthcare providers which provide abortionsCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights14-Apr-2017
211. Discontinued the “Let Girls Learn” programCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights1-May-2017
215. Broadened the Mexico City policyCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights16-May-2017
217. Moved to roll back birth control coverageCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights30-May-2017
219. Rejected the UN Human Rights Council’s call for access to safe abortionsCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights23-Jun-2017
221. The education department’s civil rights head trivialized 90% of rape casesCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights12-Jul-2017
229. Removed a report on sexual violence from the White House websiteCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights30-Aug-2017
231. Moved to overhaul how colleges investigate sexual assaultCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights7-Sep-2017
233. Appointed one woman for US attorney out of a total of 42, a horribly lopsided figure generally suggesting discriminationCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights12-Sep-2017
235. Backed a 20 week abortion banCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights3-Oct-2017
237. Rushed to pack courts with anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ judgesCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights7-Oct-2017
238. Rolled back a mandate for health insurance to cover birth controlCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights6-Oct-2017
244. Introduced a rule to shield healthcare workers who refuse to provide patients with healthcare services due to “moral objections”Civil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights16-Jan-2017
245. Rescinded guidance from the Obama Administration which prevented states from de- funding Planned ParenthoodCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights19-Jan-2017
265. The Supreme Court enabled “crisis pregnancy centers” that mislead and outright lie to pregnant women by overturning a basic consumer protection that requires clinics to notify patients if they’re medically licensed and let them know their healthcare optionsCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights26-Jun-2018
271. Moved to issue new rules limiting the liability of Universities for sexual assaultCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights29-Aug-2018
272. After it was revealed that his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, had sexually harassed a classmate and lied under oath, continued to rush his nomination forward and sought to discredit his accuserCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights14-Sep-2018
275. Moved to expand the religious exemption for birth control coverageCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights19-Oct-2018
277. Moved to allow employers greater flexibility to deny health insurance covering birth control to their employeesCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights31-Oct-2018
278. Published new rules denying birth control coverage mandated under Obamacare and billing Medicare and Medicaid users separately for abortion servicesCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights8-Nov-2018
279. Issued new rules protecting those accused of sexual harassmentCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights16-Nov-2018
284. Moved to roll back roll back of anti- discrimination rules aimed at curbing actions that have a disparate impact on different groups of people based on ethnicity, gender and other characteristicsCivil RightsEnfranchisement and Access2-Jan-2018
285. A Federal Court blocked the administration’s expansion of religious exemptions to providing birth control in #275, citing dire public health and financial consequencesCivil RightsGender Issues and Reproductive Rights13-Jan-2018

See a full list of Trump’s actions against the United States of America here