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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-abortion government officials in several American states enacted or attempted to enact restrictions on abortion, characterizing it as a non-essential procedure that can be suspended during the medical emergency.
[73] [74] Texas restricted abortion access on March 23, 2020, citing that a temporary ban on non-essential medical services was necessary to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. [74] In the following weeks, more states such as Ohio, Alabama, Iowa, and Oklahoma followed Texas in the same ban on non-essential produces.
A bill to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program – July 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 – Includes $600 stimulus checks, December 2020 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – Includes $1400 stimulus checks, March 2021 [ 1 ]
The House of Representatives passed a package of spending bills this week without provisions banning federal funding for most abortions in the U.S. and abroad, marking the first time in decades ...
A wave of abortion bans have passed across the country. While many organizations have pledged to fight them in court, the anti-abortion laws could cost American taxpayers billions.
Abortion is already largely protected in the state, with voters having cleared the way for the legalization of abortion up to 24 weeks and in the case of medical emergencies back in a 1990 referendum.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country's recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. [1]
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills aimed at strengthening California's already robust abortion-rights protections. Newsom signs 13 abortion protection and reproductive health bills Skip to main content