Gillibrand, Warren commit to undoing Trump administration's abortion gag rule on day one

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The 2020 Democratic candidates join Kamala Harris in condemning Trump's changes to the country's only family planning program.
AMANDA MICHELLE GOMEZ
MAR 7, 2019, 2:19 PM


PRO-CHOICE ACTIVISTS, POLITICIANS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD GATHER FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE AND DEMONSTRATION AT CITY HALL AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONS TITLE X RULE CHANGE ON FEBRUARY 25, 2019 IN NEW YORK CITY. THE PROPOSED FINAL RULE FOR THE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM, CALLED THE “GAG RULE,” WOULD FORCE A MEDICAL PROVIDER RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO REFUSE TO PROMOTE, REFER FOR, PERFORM OR SUPPORT ABORTION AS A METHOD OF FAMILY PLANNING. (PHOTO CREDIT: SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES)

Should Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) or Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) be elected president in 2020, they both commit to undoing the Trump administration’s new rule barring clinics from receiving federal funds if they provide abortions or even refer patients, their campaigns told ThinkProgress on Thursday.

“Senator Gillibrand is committed to standing up to President Trump’s attacks on reproductive health care and will undo the Administration’s domestic gag rule on day one,” said Rachel Irwin, the Iowa communications director for Gillibrand, by email.

The Warren campaign also told ThinkProgress that she would undo Trump’s gag rule on her first day in office.

Both Gillibrand and Warren have criticized the Trump administration’s gag rule in the past. Gillibrand and Warren join Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), who was the first 2020 Democratic candidate to make this pledge on Monday.

FULL story: https://thinkprogress.org/gillibrand-warren-say-theyll-undo-trump-abortion-gag-rule-title-x-changes-day-one-in-office-8caa8a8f66c8/

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