Todd Blanche just opened the door to national abortion ban

Anti-abortion leaders face hard task of defunding Planned Parenthood

On a sweltering Thursday morning, a group of anti-abortion leaders huddled close to the House side of the Capitol building. They had gathered outside to rally around defunding Planned Parenthood for a second time, as the organization had regained access to Medicaid reimbursements last week. Inside the Capitol at the same moment, the House Budget Committee was working to advance a framework for a third reconciliation bill. It did not include lang…

Trump's acting AG Todd Blanche vows to stop abortion pills by mail if confirmed

In contrast to positions held by President Donald Trump and VP JD Vance, Todd Blanche said during Senate confirmation hearings that he's committed to halting postal distribution of abortifacients.

Todd Blanche Suggests He Is Open to Using the DOJ to Restrict Mailing the Abortion Pill

Antiabortion Republican senators scored a major win from embattled acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during his contentious confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Justice. Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz used Wednesday's hearing to press Blanche to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, and Blanche ultimately agreed to revisit the current Department of Justice interpretation of the 1873 Comstock Act, which allows the …

Todd Blanche just opened the door to national abortion ban

This article has been republished from Autonomy News, a worker-owned publication covering reproductive rights and justice. Follow Autonomy News on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, and LinkedIn. At the very end of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Wednesday confirmation hearing, Texas Senator Ted Cruz got Blanche to commit to taking a step that could upend abortion access in […]

Todd Blanche Vows to Be the Anti-Abortion AG the GOP Wants Him to Be

ICYMI, Todd Blanche—the Justice Department villain who helped botch the release of the Epstein files, gave Ghislaine Maxwell special treatment, and released a near-900-page report enabling anti-abortion violence—is about a hop, a skip, and a jump away from leading the entire DOJ. And everything he’s been saying before the Senate Judiciary Committee confirms just how much he sucks.  The acting Attorney General appeared before the committee on Wed…

Trump's CDC Nominee Wants to Find Your "Hidden" Abortions—and His AG Pick Backs Comstock

Just two sections tonight, but they’re both bangers: Trump’s AG Pick Agrees to Target Abortion-Pills-By-Mail; CDC Nominee: “Abortion Surveillance is Critical”Trump’s AG Pick Agrees to Target Abortion-Pills-By-MailI’ve been watching Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearings for the past two days, and we have a lot to talk about. Trump’s AG pick, who would lead the Department of Justice, all but promised to prosecute providers w…