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Abortion rights groups have raised concerns that a Donald Trump-nominated federal judge approving an anti-contraception lawsuit is proof the GOP will go further restricting the procedure post Roe v. Wade.

Matthew Kacsmaryk, a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, recently issued an opinion on the case of Deanda v. Becerra, a lawsuit filed by a Christian father hoping to block the Title X federal program.

In his suit, Alexander Deanda argues that Title X, which approves family planning services be available for anyone, including minors, violates his constitutional right as a parent.

Deanda claims that as he is raising his children as Christians and therefore should "practice abstinence and refrain from sexual intercourse until marriage," Title X violates the direct upbringing of his children.

In his December 8 opinion, Kacsmaryk said that the federal program for birth control does violate Deanda's rights.

While the judge, who was nominated to the bench by Trump in 2017, did not halt the program in his ruling, he allowed both slides to present their arguments for what should happen next.

Deanda's legal team have already signaled they will seek to temporarily shut down Title X while the case is being resolved, potentially putting young people's chance to access contraceptives in limbo while the case is being argued.

The opinion meant Kacsmaryk became the first federal justice to approve a challenge to the right to contraception in the wake of the overturning of Roe V. Wade.

Abortion rights and pro-contraception groups say the ruling is proof fears conservative judges will use the Supreme Court's overturning of the landmark abortion ruling to push forward with further restrictions are coming into fruition.

Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, told Newsweek: "Abortion opponents in Texas won't stop with overturning Roe—they are actively working to strip away access to basic health care services and restrict everyone's ability to control their own lives, bodies, and futures. This court's ruling could mean that young people in Texas would no longer be able to get birth control through the Title X family planning program without parental consent, contrary to federal requirements and guidance from American Academy of Pediatrics and others, who support confidential health care services for minors.”

"The ruling could violate long-standing precedent, may have devastating consequences to the health and well-being of young people, and potentially lead to even greater restrictions to health care in the future," McGill Johnson added.

As argued by Vox's Ian Millhiser, who first reported on the decision, Kacsmaryk's ruling will almost certainly be thrown out by either the next appellate court or the Supreme Court as it is "riddled with legal errors."

Millhiser notes that one major issue is that the lawsuit lacks "standing"—evidence that a federal program has harmed the plaintiff in some way.

In his suit, Deanda does not claim that his children are attempting to access contraception via Title X, or even hypothetically planning to, but he is still attempting to block the program from offering contraception to minors without parental consent.

Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said that the fact that Kacsmaryk took up the legally and constitutionally unsound case is proof that "anti-choice extremists never intended to stop" with overturning Roe v. Wade.

"They're coming for birth control, in vitro fertilization, and more," Timmaraju told Newsweek.

"This is their long game: Trump's judges are trying to twist the courts in their out-of-touch image for decades to come, and we must do everything in our power to stop them from taking away our fundamental freedoms."

It was the written opinion of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in June for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the case that overturned Roe v. Wade's guarantee of access to abortion, which sparked concerns from Democrats and pro-abortion groups that conservatives will go further.

Thomas wrote that after voting to overturn Roe v. Wade, the court now has a "duty" to review all the Supreme Court's due process precedents.

Thomas named three cases as examples of where SCOTUS could "correct the error": Obergefell v. Hodges, which established the right to same-sex marriage in 2015, Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down laws that made sodomy illegal in 2003, and Griswold v. Connecticut, which allows married couples a legal right to buy and use contraceptives.

In July, one month after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the House passed the Right to Contraception Act, which would grant Americans a federal right to obtain and use birth control and contraception.

The bill cleared the House in a 228 to 195 vote, with all those who objected to the bill being Republicans.

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL), a co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, argued on the House floor that the bill was "completely unnecessary" and the right to contraception is not at risk.

"The liberal majority is clearly trying to stoke fears and mislead the American people once again because in their minds stoking fear clearly is the only way that they can win," Cammack said.

Following the vote, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) tweeted: "Make no mistake: Republicans & the far-right majority on the Supreme Court will take every opportunity to undermine—or overturn—the right to access birth control."

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Planned Parenthood's Alexis McGill Johnson Responds to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

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Only a few minutes into Biden’s speech, several protesters interrupted, calling for a cease-fire in Israel’s U.S.-backed military operation in Gaza, which has killed more than 28,000 Palestinians and set off a maternal and reproductive health crisis. The president was interrupted over a dozen times as security struggled to wrangle protesters who were screaming “Genocide Joe!” and demanding a cease-fire. Hundreds of Biden supporters tried to drown out the protesters by clapping and chanting, “Four more years!” “Israel kills two mothers every hour in Gaza! Cease-fire now! End the genocide!” one protester yelled at Biden, who was standing on stage in front of a massive “Restore Roe” banner and flanked by supporters holding “Defend choice” signs. A video of the event shows Alexis McGill Johnson, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, clad in her trademark hot-pink pantsuit, standing up and chanting “Four more years!” as security dragged the shouting protester out. It was a real-time illustration of the growing rift in the reproductive rights movement during an election year that will determine the future of reproductive health in the U.S.

Basic prenatal care, such as treating anemia, is nonexistent, causing more women to die during childbirth and more babies born prematurely, many of whom die without access to hospital incubators. Food shortages are leaving pregnant women, new mothers and newborns malnourished. And a lack of menstrual hygiene products has caused an increase in infections in women and girls. “No one is making the connection that there’s a huge repro genocide happening in Gaza that we are funding, and the big repro organizations that are endorsing him are pretending like it’s not happening,” one leader who has met with the Biden administration on abortion issues told HuffPost. Most of the workers who spoke with HuffPost asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation from their employers or others in the reproductive rights field.

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Folks are holding #MSNBC accountable. #TiffanyCross fought for Black voices, Black issues, and Black stories. It’s good to see leaders fighting for her. #TheCrossConnection #Repost @blackvoices with @use.repost ・・・ More than 40 Black leaders have sent a letter to MSNBC President Rashida Jones in protest of the cancellation of “The Cross Connection With Tiffany Cross” and have demanded a meeting to “discuss a path forward that is restorative to the reputation and dignity of” the cable news host.⁠ ⁠ MSNBC’s abrupt decision to cancel the Saturday morning news program came after Tiffany Cross became the target of attacks by Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson and his network.⁠ ⁠ The letter’s authors included leaders of civil rights groups and nonprofit organizations, including Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP; Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood; and Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change. It was also signed by sports journalist Jemele Hill, political commentator Angela Rye and journalist Roland Martin.⁠ ⁠ They wrote that they were “deeply disappointed” that the network abruptly canceled Cross’s show days before the midterm elections — especially as many Republicans gear up to reject the results if they lose.⁠ ⁠ Read the rest of their letter in the link in bio. // 📷: Getty Images // 🖊: Philip Lewis https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck0nX4WrNyk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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By Oriana González

Axios

May 14, 2023

Planned Parenthood is calling for the major reform of the federal judiciary less than a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, including expanding the Supreme Court and adding term limits.

Driving the news: The organization is also demanding an end to single-judge divisions, such as the Amarillo division in the Northern Texas District Court, where its sole judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, issued a ruling halting the Food and Drug Administration's approval of a widely used abortion pill.

Single-judge divisions can lead to "court-shopping," in which plaintiffs seek out a venue where the lone district court judge is known to be sympathetic to their claims.

Don't forget: Kacsmaryk's ruling has been temporarily blocked by the Supreme Court, but the 5th Circuit Court if Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Wednesday.

The three-judge panel that will hear the case is comprised of two Trump appointees and one Bush appointee, all of which have an anti-abortion history.

The big picture: The overturning of Roe, as well as reports around Justice Clarence Thomas' alleged ties to a GOP megadonor, have prompted some Democrats in Congress to push for justice term limits and a code of conduct for the highest bench.

The Supreme Court is the only court in the federal judiciary that does not have a formal code of ethics.

State of play: Planned Parenthood for the first time is calling for Congress to add seats and impose term limits for the justices, as well as create ethics and transparency requirements.

Justices are not "forced to follow a binding code of conduct," and they argue that as a result, "there are no clear consequences for most unethical behavior," Planned Parenthood argues.

They're also urging Congress to increase the number of lower court seats to keep up with the growing U.S. population and caseload.

"Ongoing threats to reproductive freedom, civil rights, and our democratic systems and institutional norms" prompted the organization to issue the calls now, per a press release.

Between the lines: Planned Parenthood has been active in litigation challenging state abortion bans and other women's health matters like the federal Title X family planning program.

What they're saying: “[T]he courts have been used as a vehicle to advance a dangerous agenda against abortion rights, voting rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and so much more," said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Planned Parenthood "understands that reforms are integral to building the public’s trust that the courts can and will function to uphold hard-won freedoms and advance justice for future generations," Johnson added.

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NEW YORK – L'accès à la mifépristone, une pilule abortive, doit être restreint, a annoncé mercredi une cour d'appel des États-Unis, ordonnant l'interdiction des prescriptions de télémédecine et des envois du médicament par la poste, bien que la décision ne prenne pas effet tout de suite. La 5e Cour d'appel du circuit des États-Unis, basée à la Nouvelle-Orléans, n'a pas statué que le médicament devait être complètement retiré du marché, comme l'avait fait un tribunal inférieur. Un porte-parole du ministère américain de la Justice a annoncé que le gouvernement Biden ferait appel de la décision devant la Cour suprême des États-Unis. Le président Joe Biden, un démocrate, soutient le droit à l'avortement et a ordonné en 2022 à l'agence fédérale de la santé d'élargir l'accès à la mifépristone. La décision n'entrera en vigueur que quand la Cour suprême l'examinera, ce qui pourrait avoir lieu au cours de son prochain mandat d'octobre à juin. Le panel de trois juges du 5e circuit examinait une ordonnance en avril du juge du tribunal de district américain Matthew Kacsmaryk à Amarillo, au Texas. Alors que c'était une décision préjudicielle qui s'appliquait pendant que l'affaire était pendante, M. Kacsmaryk a annoncé qu'il était finalement susceptible de la rendre permanente. La décision découle d'un procès intenté par quatre groupes anti-avortement dirigés par l'Alliance pour la médecine hippocratique récemment formée et quatre médecins anti-avortement qui ont poursuivi en novembre. Ils soutiennent que la Food and Drug Administration (FDA) des États-Unis a utilisé un processus inapproprié lorsqu'elle a validé la mifépristone en 2000 et n'a pas suffisamment pris en compte la sécurité du médicament lorsqu'il est utilisé par des mineurs. "Le 5e circuit a demandé à juste titre à la FDA de faire son travail et de rétablir des garanties cruciales pour les femmes et les filles, notamment en mettant fin aux avortements illégaux par correspondance", a annoncé Mme Erin Hawley d'Alliance Defending Freedom, avocate des groupes anti-avortement contestant l'approbation de la pilule. , a annoncé dans une déclaration. Ce point de vue a été repris par Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, qui a annoncé dans une déclaration que la FDA avait été "imprudente". Mme Alexis McGill Johnson, présidente du groupe de défense des droits à l'avortement Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a annoncé que la décision "montre clairement que l'approbation de la mifépristone est toujours très menacée, tout comme l'indépendance de la FDA". GenBioPro, qui vend une version générique de la mifépristone, a annoncé dans une déclaration du directeur général Evan Masingill: «Nous restons préoccupés par les extrémistes et les intérêts particuliers utilisant les tribunaux pour tenter de saper la science et l'accès aux médicaments fondés sur des preuves, de même que les tentatives pour saper l'autorité de réglementation de la Food and Drug Administration des États-Unis. Juges conservateurs Les trois juges du panel sont résolument conservateurs, avec une histoire d'opposition aux droits à l'avortement. L'un d'eux, le juge de circuit James Ho, a annoncé qu'il serait allé plus loin et aurait retiré la mifépristone du marché, par contre les deux autres juges ont affirmé que le procès était arrivé trop tard pour contester l'approbation initiale de 2000. Au lieu de cela, la majorité du panel a annulé les actions de la FDA qui avaient rendu le médicament plus facile d'accès ces dernières années. Celles-ci comprenaient sa décision en 2021 d'autoriser la prescription du médicament par télémédecine et son envoi par courrier, au lieu d'exiger une visite médicale en personne. Le tribunal a aussi annulé la décision de l'agence de 2016 d'autoriser l'utilisation de la mifépristone jusqu'à 10 semaines de grossesse, contre sept auparavant.

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CAA returned to Ojai to celebrate and discuss diversity, intersectionality and social justice initiatives across the entertainment industry as part of the agency’s sixth annual CAA Amplify summit. Organized by a multicultural staff of CAA agents and executives, the daylong event Tuesday featured moderated panel conversations ranging from Planned Parenthood president and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson…

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NEW YORK, NY — Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson issued a dire warning in response to Mattel's new Down Syndrome Barbie, saying it might cause young, impressionable girls to think that all human life has value.

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