Washington, DC — Democracy Forward President and CEO, Skye Perryman, released the following statement in response to news that President Trump tonight signed several anti-abortion executive orders.
“With the executive orders made public in tonight’s news dump, the Trump-Vance administration is wasting no time in adopting policies that show a callous disregard for women’s lives — seeking to erase protections the Biden administration put in place to protect women’s health and lives, including those of our service members and veterans.
“This comes on the heels of President Trump yesterday pardoning several anti-abortion activists who engaged in intimidation and violence towards medical care professionals who care for women and Secretary Rubio today directing the United States to rejoin an international anti-abortion pact with countries including Saudi Arabia and Uganda. The Trump-Vance administration has also reimposed the global gag rule.
“Democracy Forward will continue to oppose these overreaches and intends on using all legal tools to defend access to care in the United States.”
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