Derek Reinbold  //  4/2/17  //  Topic Update


Analyzing President Trump’s male-dominated administration, Jill Filipovic suggests that the all-male photographs of President Trump signing women’s health legislation are intentional and strategic (NYT).

At a women’s empowerment panel, President Trump pledged access to affordable child care (video here).

Vice President Pence cast a tie-breaking Senate vote yesterday removing a procedural obstacle to repealing an Obama-era prohibition on states denying Title X family planning funding to providers who also offer abortion services (WSJ).

  • Christine Grimaldi analyzes possible consequences (Rewire).

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

Advocacy groups sued the Department of Education over its sexual assault guidance. HHS's new religious freedom division constitutes a new attack on women's health, wrote Jamille Fields at The Hill.

Updates | The Week of December 18, 2017

12/24/17  //  Daily Update

Another federal judge blocked a Trump Administration executive order that would allow employers with religious objections to refuse employee's contraceptive coverage as a part of healthcare plans.

Updates | The Week of October 30, 2017

11/5/17  //  Daily Update

Notre Dame University ended contraception coverage for students and staff after the Trump administration rolled back the contraception coverage mandate under the Affordable Care Act.