Overview
- Speaking at the Jan. 23 March for Life, Vice President JD Vance said the policy would extend to every non-military foreign assistance program and make the existing restrictions roughly three times larger.
- The planned expansion would bar U.S. funds to organizations that provide or discuss abortion, address transgender health services, or maintain diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
- The administration has not released implementation details or a timeline for the new restrictions despite the public announcement.
- Republican leaders at the rally touted a new law that blocks Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood for one year and expands family-oriented tax credits and savings accounts.
- Anti-abortion groups continued to press for faster action on a mifepristone safety review and have called for FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s removal, as Trump sent a video highlighting his judicial appointments that helped overturn Roe v. Wade.