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Biden officials rescind abortion-referral ban

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, from the development of Oct 4, 2021

Newest development Oct 5, 2021 · 2 reportsBiden Reverses Trump Rule Blocking Federal Funds From Going To Abortion Businesses

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump administration restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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    Biden officials rescind abortion-referral ban

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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    Biden Reverses Trump Rule Blocking Federal Funds From Going To Abortion Businesses

    Headline from The Daily Caller ·

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83 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Biden Lifts Abortion Referral Ban on Family Planning Clinics (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded family planning clinics

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Biden lifts Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The new regulation will restore the federal family planning program to the way it ran under the Obama administration, when clinics were able to refer women seeking abortions to a provider.

  3. CBS News

    Biden administration reverses rule banning federally funded clinics from making abortion referrals (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Health and Human Services announced the rule change on Monday.

  4. Forbes

    Biden Administration Reverses Trump-Era Ban On Federal Funds For Clinics Offering Abortion Referrals (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The move is “a step forward” for reproductive health, said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

  5. Fox10 Phoenix

    Biden administration reverses Trump-era abortion referral ban (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

    Published

    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded family planning clinics.

  6. NBC News

    Biden admin. rolls back Trump-era rule restricting federal funds to clinics over abortion services (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The reversal comes as the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a case likely to produce the most important ruling on abortion in 30 years.

  7. Fox News

    Biden reverses Trump ban on federal funds for abortion-referring clinics (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Biden administration rescinded a 2018 Trump-era regulation Monday that blocked federal funding for family planning clinics that refer patients for abortion.

  8. New York Times

    Biden Officials End Ban on Abortion Referrals at Federally Funded Clinics (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The change reversed a key piece of abortion policy set under the Trump administration.

  9. The Hill

    Biden administration reverses Trump abortion referral ban for family planning clinics (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    The Biden administration on Monday rescinded former President Trump’s rule banning family planning clinics from providing abortion referrals to patients, as debates over abortion have taken center stage.

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Biden officials rescind abortion-referral ban (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Monday reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump administration restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  11. Breitbart News

    Biden Reverses Rule Barring Taxpayer Funds to Clinics Referring Abortion (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Biden HHS issued a final rule that reverses the Trump administration’s policy of barring grants to clinics that refer for abortion.

  12. The Week

  13. The Daily Caller

    Biden Reverses Trump Rule Blocking Federal Funds From Going To Abortion Businesses (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Trump's rules required that organizations performing abortions or referring women to have abortions do so in separate buildings from those receiving Title X funds.

  14. Truthout

    Biden White House Ends Trump-Era Abortion Restrictions on Family Planning Orgs (opens Truthout)

    Published

    Truthout's feed description

    Many groups are urging Biden to go further in his supposed "whole-of-government" response to attacks on abortion access.

  15. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Biden administration reverses Trump-era rule prohibiting federally funded health care providers from making abortion referrals | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Devan Cole, CNN The Biden administration announced Monday that it is reversing a controversial Trump-era rule that prohibited federally funded health

  16. KYMA Yuma

    Biden reverses and lifts abortion referral ban from a Trump-era restriction (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    The Biden Administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded family planning clinics.

  17. The Federalist

    Biden Reverses Trump Ban: Abortion Back At Taxpayer Clinics (opens The Federalist)

    Published

    The Federalist's feed description

    Beginning Nov. 8 under Biden's new rule, taxpayers will be funding facilities that proudly abort unborn babies.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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