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Todd Blanche pledges to make abortion access restrictions ‘permanent’

Todd Blanche Abortion the Department of Justice

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche privately assured religious leaders he is working to restrict abortion access following the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade.
During a White House Faith Office conference call, Blanche stated the Department of Justice is collaborating with federal health agencies to make the Dobbs decision "permanent in every state."
Blanche reportedly pledged to prevent physicians in states where abortion is legal from prescribing mail-order abortion drugs to patients in states with abortion bans.
The Department of Justice clarified that Blanche's remarks were specifically about mail-order abortion drugs, not a broader expansion of federal control over states.
Democratic senators and reproductive rights advocates criticized Blanche's comments, with some calling him a "zealot" for seeking to undermine reproductive rights nationwide.

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Trump’s contentious AG pick Todd Blanche promises faith leaders he’s working to roll back abortion access ‘in every state’

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