Posts Tagged: President Trump
How President Trump’s Expansion of the Global Gag Rule Will Wreak Havoc on Communities
Another day, another shitty reproductive health policy introduced by the Trump administration that will have untold effects on millions of people around the world. Earlier this week, as the country launched its annual recognition of global health needs during National Women’s Health Week, the President announced an expanded version of the Global Gag Rule he reauthorized soon after his inauguration. The original gag bars any funding from an international health organization that promotes abortion as a medical option for ending a pregnancy, which affects the $600 million budgeted for family planning. Already harsh and dangerous, the rule has been revamped to suit the archaic and asinine appetites of anti-abortion extremists. Now, the law threatens millions of lives with the potential to inadvertently spread disease and global illness. This newest policy… Read more »
#SorryNotSorry: Bush Doesn’t Get a Pass
As outrage and protests surrounding abortion access, race relations and trans bathroom laws continue one month into Trump’s presidency, we are reminded how his administration resembles a dictatorship. Just days after rejecting ties to Russia, and claiming “all media is fake because so much of the media is fake,” Trump refused to allow CNN, the New York Times, and other news outlets to have access to press briefings. Not only does this limit the amount of opinions on the press briefings, it is harmful to our civil liberties and undermines the 1st Amendment. As the first conservative president we’ve had in eight years, it’s inevitable that people have already made uninformed comparisons of Trump to former president, George W. Bush. Memes that mocked Bush’s battle with a poncho at Trump’s inauguration and TV… Read more »
