To Celebrate Mother’s Day, the US Launches a Site That Refers Women to Unregulated Pregnancy Centers

These 3 quotes below, from two stories, one in Salon and the other in Reproductive Health Freedom, explain it better than we can. Links to the complete stories below.

“The Trump administration has promoted the website as a “first-of-its-kind” resource for American families. But family-focused advocates tell Salon that moms.gov is yet another moment in the Trump presidency where the administration is failing to provide real support to American families. Instead, the website is part of a bigger agenda that truly doesn’t support American women and families.”

-Salon

“HHS’ Moms.gov fails to disclose that many UPCs are not HIPAA-covered entities. The guidance directs women to organizations that may operate outside the federal medical privacy framework without clearly informing patients that their sensitive health information may not be protected under HIPAA, according to HHS’s own legal review.”

-Reproductive Health Freedom

“HHS should be helping patients understand the difference between regulated healthcare providers and unregulated ideological organizations. Instead, this guidance blurs those lines in ways that create confusion, undermine informed consent, and increase the risk of preventable harm.”

-Reproductive Health Freedom

Read more on Reproductive Health Freedom.

Read more on Salon.