It is the first criminal case of its kind in the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
It marks one of Kennedy’s clearest public statements on abortion since being nominated to lead the nation’s health department.
The move, announced in a presidential memorandum Friday, revives a policy that Trump and many other Republican presidents have implemented.
Trump has largely kept quiet on abortion since taking office, but during Friday’s annual March for Life rally, he let them know he is in their corner.
Despite calls from lawmakers and advocates, abortion has been notably absent from the executive actions in the first days of the new administration.
Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.
His first term offers some clues about what he could do in a second term. And with Roe v. Wade gone, his administration has more tools at its disposal.
Donald Trump has been inconsistent in saying how his administration would approach the issue, but state lawmakers aren’t waiting for him.
New research suggests that states could see huge economic implications.
The push to preserve and expand abortion access in states where it’s protected often collides with ideological and health care divides between urban and rural residents.