Rep. DeGette, Slaughter Call on HHS Secretary Alex Azar to Fire Director Scott Lloyd Due to His Ongoing, Blatant Disregard for Women’s Constitutional Rights
After revelations today by the
In a letter to Secretary Azar, the caucus chairs noted that Lloyd had recently intervened in at least four cases to try to deny immigrant teens - one of whom had been raped - access to abortion services. Federal courts found Lloyd's efforts to block this reproductive care unlawful. The
"Throughout
DeGette and Slaughter had previously raised objections to Lloyd's behavior based on earlier news accounts and information directly from HHS about these cases, and had called on the
The full text of the letter is here (https://houseprochoicecaucus-degette.house.gov/sites/houseprochoicecaucus.house.gov/files/Lloyd%20Resignation%20Ltr%20021518.pdf) and below:
Secretary
Dear Secretary Azar,
We write today to demand
The public is aware of at least four immigrant teens to whom
The latest revelation that lawyers who receive federal funding may be prohibited by HHS from discussing abortion rights with these women suggests an ongoing, complete disregard for the rule of law. Based on their conversations with HHS employees, these lawyers are under the impression that such restrictions on communication with their clients are of the "utmost import" to
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