House Democrats Implore Trump Not To Undermine Women’s Health Care
As Congress stands poised to strip away funding for Planned Parenthood and dismantle the health law, thus possibly rolling back protections on women's health care, Democrats warn Donald Trump that the eyes of America's women are watching him.
The Washington Post:
House Democrats To Donald Trump: ‘The Women Of America Are Watching’
One day before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, the vast majority of House Democrats are warning him to think twice before supporting and signing Republican laws that they say would undermine women’s health care. A letter set to be delivered to Trump on Thursday urges the soon-to-be president to oppose GOP plans in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act — which includes measures to prohibit discriminatory insurer practices and expand access to breast-cancer screenings and birth control — and to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding. It is signed by 173 of 194 House Democrats. (DeBonis, 1/19)
In other news, states are exploring the idea of cost-free vasectomies —
The Associated Press:
Insurance Equality? States Push For Cost-Free Vasectomies
Vasectomies, which are not covered under President Barack Obama's health care law, are increasingly being included in state measures that would require insurers to provide cost-free coverage of birth control. Backers of laws and proposals in such states as Illinois, Vermont, Maryland and most recently New York say that if women can get tubal ligations with no out-of-pocket costs, men should be able to get their surgical sterilization covered cost-free as well. (1/18)
