Top Dem calls for resignation of HHS official who denied abortions for undocumented minors
Source: The Hill
BY JESSIE HELLMANN - 03/01/18 03:28 PM EST
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Thursday called for the resignation of Scott Lloyd, an HHS official who has tried to block undocumented minors in U.S. custody from getting abortions.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement under HHS, which cares for undocumented minors who enter the country without their parents, took an "ad hoc" approach to blocking pregnant minors from getting abortions, according to a deposition of Lloyd released by the American Civil Liberties Union, which is suing the administration over the policy.
The ORR did not have any formal written policies in place for blocking the minors from getting abortions, but staff were notified that all abortions required his approval unless the minor's life was in danger, according to Lloyd's deposition.
Lloyd has never approved an abortion request, according to the deposition, and has in total denied seven requests between March and December of 2017.
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