FDA Commissioner
NOMINEE
Martin Makary
A Fox News contributor who has pushed anti-abortion disinformation on air could effectively ban medication abortion nationwide.
Mehmet Oz
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS) Nominee
The unqualified anti-abortion extremist would oversee one of the largest federal agencies that administers vital health care programs to over 160 million Americans. You’ll be among the first to know how you can take action when you sign up for text and email alerts from us.
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Under Trump, celebrity personality Mehmet Oz, who believes that abortion is “murder”, would oversee The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
His anti-abortion ideology could lead to bans on abortion and even threaten IVF and some forms of contraception.
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Threats to Reproductive Freedom
- The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law that has been around for nearly 40 years and has always covered emergency abortion care, but anti-abortion extremists have been attacking it
- As a result of delays in emergency medical care, people have suffered traumatic experiences with devastating long-term health outcomes, some leading to heartbreakingly tragic, preventable death
- Oz’s ideology could lead to bans on abortion, threats to IVF and some forms of contraception, and the neglect or mishandling of EMTALA-related complaints, leaving pregnant people to suffer
Background on CMS and Reproductive Freedom
- CMS is one of the largest federal agencies that administers vital health care programs for more than 160 million Americans.
- The administrator is key in determining whether state Medicaid programs include and expand coverage for family planning services for people with no or low incomes who would otherwise not have coverage
- They also handle emergency abortion care complaints and conduct investigations relating to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
Oz's Record on Reproductive Freedom
- Oz has a record of hostility towards abortion, praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and open the door for abortion bans, saying during his failed run for U.S. Senate that he “looked forward to supporting” anti-abortion policy and that abortion care should be between “a woman, her doctors, and her local political leaders.”
- He believes in “personhood” ideology which could lead to bans on abortion, IVF, and some forms of contraception. He has also said that he believes abortion is “murder.”
- Trump is packing his administration to the brim with extremists, and Mehmet Oz is no exception. Just like his other nominees, Trump knows he can count on Oz to carry out his dangerous agenda without question.
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The Trump Cabinet Picks Poised to Decimate Reproductive Freedom
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
NOMINEE
Harmeet Dhillon
A self-described "lawyer for the pro-life movement” would lead the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, threatening our safety and reproductive rights.
Director of the Office of Legal Policy
NOMINEE
Aaron Reitz
A self-proclaimed "pro-life" attorney who brags about his anti-abortion extremism would have the power to explore every legal and judicial avenue to ban abortion in the U.S. Department of Justice alongside Pam Bondi.
U.S. Solicitor General
NOMINEE
John Sauer
An anti-abortion extremist and donor who could influence the government’s legal position on federal laws that pertain to reproductive freedom.
U.S. Attorney General CONFIRMED
Pam Bondi
She upheld Florida's restrictive abortion ban and would have the power to effectively ban abortion nationwide.
U.S. Secretary of Defense CONFIRMED
Pete Hegseth
A Fox News media personality and alleged sexual predator who lies about abortion on TV could oversee the health and safety of millions of military service members, civilian personnel, and dependents.
Secretary of Health and Human Services CONFIRMED
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The failed presidential candidate has voiced support for a national abortion ban and would have the power to significantly roll back or block access to sexual and reproductive health care.
U.S. Secretary of State CONFIRMED
Marco Rubio
Has actively voted and campaigned to restrict global sexual and reproductive health and rights, and would have the power to do just that in this role.
Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget
CONFIRMED
Russ Vought
The radical, right-wing extremist and Project 2025 architect would have the financial and administrative power to bring his alarming anti-abortion agenda to life.