80 Mayors Send Letter Opposing Trump’s Domestic Gag Rule
Today, 80 mayors across the nation released an open letter to the Trump-Pence administration opposing the dangerous domestic gag rule.
Trump's nationwide gag rule, released in late May, makes it illegal for doctors, nurses, hospitals, community health centers, and any other provider in the Title X program to tell patients how they can safely and legally access abortion. It would also introduce new restrictions designed to make it impossible for patients to access care at
In the bipartisan letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services
"No one knows better than mayors how devastating it would be to take away access to health care and information from the people that we are honored to represent. If all Title X patients are blocked from receiving the full scope of medical information, it would be an attack on the well-being and economic security of those who already face barriers to accessing health care and need it most. People go to
Statement from
* We thank these mayors all around the country for doing right by their communities: They are standing up for the access to quality, affordable health care that millions of people rely on. The 80 mayors who sent this letter are listening to the needs of the people they represent.
* "The domestic gag rule is unethical. This is the Trump-Pence administration's way of trying to undermine and control women's fundamental health and rights -- but we will not stand for it.
The domestic gag rule has been met with widespread opposition by the American people, the medical community, lawmakers, and public health experts. New polling from
Full text of the letter can be found here.
The proposed rule, which was officially published for public comment on
* Make it illegal for doctors, nurses, hospitals, and community health centers across the country that participate in the Title X program to refer their patients for safe, legal abortion.
* Impose new restrictions designed to make it impossible for patients to get birth control or preventive care from reproductive health care providers like
* Remove the guarantee that people are getting full and accurate information about their health care from their doctors. For decades, Title X law has been clear: Health care providers cannot withhold information from you about your pregnancy options. This rule means they can.
Title X is a decades-old popular and effective program designed to ensure that everyone, no matter where they live, how much money they make, and whether or not they have health insurance, has access to basic preventive reproductive health care like birth control, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, and well-woman exams. It has received bipartisan support from
Although
The domestic gag rule wouldn't just affect
Title X serves a racially and ethnically diverse patient base: Out of the four million family planning clients served by Title X, more than one-third are Hispanic or Latino, 13 percent have limited proficiency in English, and at least a third are people of color. Racial or ethnic bias, along with language barriers, can already make health care difficult to access and an attack on Title X will limit health care options even further.
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