Abortion fight moves to terrain least favorable to Republicans

Abortion battle moves to the most unfavorable terrain for Republicans

Republicans wanted public opposition to overturning the Supreme Court’s decision Roe v. Wade It quickly disappears from the spotlight and the campaign season turns into gas and grocery prices again.

However, there has been a debate about abortion over the past week. Focus on terrain Most disadvantageous to Republicans — Whether the procedure is legal in the case of rape or incest. Many conservatives, with these two exceptions, are calling for a ban. Michael Sealer and I report.

The country remains divided by abortion policies, but with the exception of rape, it is against public opinion.about 69 percent Including American — 56 percent Republicans — According to March, abortion should be legal if pregnancy is the result of rape Pew Research Center poll.

Recent controversies over maternal health and the consequences of rape have led to months of public debate about the least popular part of the Republican proposal to limit abortion by the Supreme Court’s decision of a democratic mid-term strategist. I’m verifying my idea. At Capitol Hill, Democrats will continue to force Republicans to vote the following offensive votes: At home this week About protecting access to contraception.

This is the abortion debate that has been the focus of public attention over the past week.

• Ohio Governor Mike Dewein (R), facing re-election, has not commented on the law He signed that a 10-year-old rape victim urged him to travel to nearby Indiana for the procedure.
• Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, R, said he was considering prosecuting Indiana doctors for failing to report the case. According to records, OB / GYN reported the case as required by Indiana state law.
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Proceedings Block the leadership of the Biden administration Remind your doctor that you need to end your pregnancy if you need to end your pregnancy to stabilize the patient in an urgent medical situation.

This is because, following a High Court ruling last month, there are currently about 12 state restrictions on abortion. All newly implemented restrictions include exceptions to the life of the mother, but in most cases do not include exceptions to rape or incest. The exception is South Carolina, both of which are exempt. There are exceptions to rape in the Mississippi Trigger Act. Guttmacher Institute, A research group that supports the right to abortion.

Republicans may continue to face scrutiny of their position on exemptions. Some of them may differ from the laws signed during your tenure.

for example: Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Republican, asked yesterday CNN’s “State of the Union” Whether he supported a total ban on abortion.

• “What I did in 2014 is that I am a professional life. Except for mother’s life, rape and incest, “Ducey replied. “And that’s what I’m leaving.”
• Ducey Signed law Earlier this year, it banned procedures after 15 weeks, not including exemptions from rape and incest. (The spokesperson did not respond to The Health 202 as to why he signed the law without the exemption he endorses.)

There is a general agreement among many major anti-abortion groups on the prohibition of abortion in the case of rape and incest, but there are exceptions to the lives of mothers. Some major groups say they upheld state law that chose to allow all three exceptions to gain sufficient political support to pass the new restrictions.

“In essence, this movement never endorsed the exceptions of rape and incest.” Said Mary Ziegler, Professor of Law University of California, Davis. “I think the only thing that has changed is the political willingness to say that’s what the movement wants.”

The Democratic Party believes that such a position gives them a political advantage. “It is inevitable that the worst signs of these extreme laws will begin to surface in many states.” David Accelerator Rod, Former Strategist of the President Barack Obama, Told the post Colby Itkowitz..

Still, Republicans are confident that abortion will not overturn their hope of gaining control of Congress in November. They point to polls that show American concerns about the fastest-growing economy and inflation in 40 years.

“Abortion is a problem that people are interested in, but data reveals that abortion is not one of the top issues driving voting behavior in November,” a recent note. Republican National Leadership Committee Advised the candidate. “Instead, this election remains about Biden’s failed economy.”

Drug price bird bath meeting scheduled for Thursday

Senators are expected to discuss a Democratic plan to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices on Thursday, a Senate aide told Health 202.

Earlier this month, the Democratic Party sent the latest version of the drug price bill to parliamentarians. Parliamentarians are mediators about which policies can be included in the rapid budget manipulation that the party is using to pass the economic package without a Republican vote.

This comes after Sen. Joe Manchin III (DW.Va.) Smashed the Democratic Party’s economic package plan last week. Long-term deadlocks will no longer include efforts to combat climate change or raise taxes on wealthy Americans and businesses at Manchin’s request. Instead, It became a medical expense, Manchin is open to the party’s drug price bill and is a two-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare subsidy.

On Friday, President Biden He called on Democrats in Congress to immediately adopt a package aimed at lowering medical costs for Americans.Democrats are supposed to face the deadlock directly at lunch every Tuesday, our colleague Tony Rom Report.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) On ABC’s “This Week”:

From the reporter’s notebook

Our colleague Dan Diamond wrote to us:

Doctors treating monkeypox say they faced “difficult” paperwork and obstacles. Infectious disease experts fighting record outbreaks in the United States say they continue to face barriers to testing, vaccines and treatment.

One challenge: I’m trying to prescribe an antiviral drug called Tpoxx. Food and Drug Administration It has been approved to fight smallpox and is encouraged to be used against monkeypox as well. In an interview, last week, four doctors described the one-hour process for prescribing treatment to one patient each.

Supporters and experts, including former New York City health officials Jay Balma, On Friday, he wrote a letter to a senior Biden official urging him to promote access to Tpoxx.

Others have delayed testing in progress Centers for Disease Control and PreventionVaccine sharing method with the Mayor of New York Eric Adams His city, a hotspot for monkeypox, wrote to Biden that the dose was too low.

Federal officials on Friday said the outbreak was actively controlled and more tools were coming. “This work isn’t what you’re looking at across the headline, but it’s happening,” said the CDC Director. Rochelle Walensky On a media call, authorities said they had promoted more tests and announced: 131,000 additional doses The vaccine will be distributed immediately.

The CDC has also posted a new page of resources aimed at simplifying access for doctors trying to prescribe Tpoxx. However, confirmed US monkeypox infections exceeded 1,800 on Friday, and Warensky admitted that he was preparing for a possible case in August.

Scott Gottlieb, Former FDA Commissioner:

Post-low confusion causes delays and refuses life-saving pregnancy care

Doctors and patients are navigating new realities in the postegg The Post’s, a world where standard treatments for incomplete miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and other common complications are scrutinized, delayed and even denied, threatening the health of the mother in the process. Francis Sted Cellars When Fenit Nirappil report.

Without treatment, pregnant people experiencing complications are at risk of severe bleeding, infection and even death. Also, state abortion bans usually include exceptions when the patient’s life is at stake, but the law can be ambiguous and some gynecologists are lawyers or hospitals. You need to consult the ethics committee.

These decisions are even more difficult for patients suffering from difficult-to-identify complications, such as some ectopic pregnancies. If it is difficult to confirm, an abortion may violate state law even if you cannot get pregnant.

• 30% of pregnancies end with a miscarriage. These are treated with the same medications or surgical procedures used in selective abortion.
• Texas doctors having an abortion It was illegal After detection of fetal cardiac activity after September The pharmacist reports that he has begun asking patients about miscarriage drugs and suspects they may be used instead of abortion.

Meanwhile, some anti-abortion groups and conservative lawmakers characterize doctors’ concerns as exaggerated. Abortion restrictions do not prevent them from reacting to Emergency medical care..

• Biden administration Propose to increase payments For specific hospitals Buy a domestic N95 mask.
• Three Republicans join the House Democratic Party on Friday Passing legislation that protects patients traveling across state boundaries for the treatment of abortion.Congressman also approved Women’s Health Protection Act To codify the right to abortion almost entirely in line with party policy. Henry Claire (Texas) Agree.
• A cohort of house Democrats from a state that hasn’t expanded Medicaid On Friday, he sent a letter urging the party leader to include measures to close the coverage gap in the economic package.

Tuesday Hearing: A House Subcommittee on Coronavirus About the health and economic impact of Long Covid. a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee About the effect of overturning Roe v. Wade..

Wednesday hearing: A Senate Expenditure Committee About Food Safety and the FDA; the Senate Trade Science and Transportation Commission About nomination Arati Prabhakar For the director of the White House Science and Technology Policy Bureau; the Senate Veterans Commission About VA’s electronic health record modernization program.

And on fridayWashington Post Live Colleagues Sit With CDC Director Wallenski Discuss coronavirus variants and other public health issues.

A 10-year-old abortion doctor faced the threat of 2020 kidnapping of her daughter (by Timothy Bella and Kim Bellware | The Washington Post)

Anthony Fauci wants to put Covid’s politicization behind him (Sara Owamore | Politico)

Coronavirus vaccines for children are difficult to find in Fla. Many blame DeSantis. (By Lori Rosa | The Washington Post)

A 10-year-old abortion doctor’s lawyer sends a cease and desist to AG Todd Rokita (according to Rachel Fradette | IndyStar)

thank you for reading! I look forward to working with you tomorrow.