Blocking abortions for undocumented girls and women is lawlessness and #45 is supporting it

[Maraya1969]

I bet they don't hand out contraception like they should also!


https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/kzxee3/trump-official-who-tried-to-block-teens-from-abortions-did-nothing-wrong-administration-says?utm_source=vicenewstwitter

Trump official who tried to block teens from abortions did nothing wrong, administration says

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar defended a Trump administration official under fire for his role in a battle over undocumented teenagers’ access to abortion, telling congressional leaders on Thursday that he believed the issue was prompted not the official’s opposition to abortion but by a decade-old government policy.

During a House hearing on the HHS budget, Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro demanded to know why Azar hadn’t yet fired Scott Lloyd, the head of the Office of Refugee Resettlement and a long-time anti-abortion advocate. During Lloyd’s tenure, four teenagers have sued the agency, which oversees all minors who enter the United States without their parents, over accusations that it sought to block them from getting abortions.


“Whether you like it or not ideologically, there is a law that says they have a right to health services and to legal and safe abortions,” DeLauro said. “This is a gentleman who should be gone from this position. He is not a medical doctor… I’m just going to ask you flat out: When will you fire Mr. Lloyd?”

Specifically, Azar cited a 2008 administration policy that requires the director of Office of Refugee Resettlement to personally sign off on minors’ ability to get serious medical procedures. Lloyd says this policy means he must personally approve every request for an abortion from a teenager in the care of the agency.

Lloyd had not granted a single abortion request as of December, records show.

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https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/xw5kvz/exclusive-how-the-trump-administration-tries-to-stop-undocumented-teens-from-getting-abortions?utm_source=US&utm_campaign=Read%20More

[katmondoo]

1. Block abortions but I am sure he approves of AF15's to kill kids in schools

[Phoenix61]

2. So what determines if something is a

"serious medical procedure." It doesn't require general anesthesia. It's outpatient. I'd think oral surgery is more serious as it does require general anesthesia.