Government website reproductiverights.gov appeared offline in the evening Inauguration of President Donald Trump,
Launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign, the site included information on access to abortion and reproductive health care and a Know Your Rights patient fact sheet.
“Reproductive health care, including birth control and safe and legal abortion care, is an essential part of your health and well-being,” a statement on the website says. “While Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion remains legal in many states, and other reproductive health care services are protected by law.”
The site confirmed that most employer-based health plans and private health insurance plans are required to cover certain prescription birth control methods under the Affordable Care Act, which Trump has made the call To cancel. It also featured a list of other services covered by most insurance plans, including breast and cervical cancer screenings, prenatal care, and HIV testing.
The site reiterated that although the legality of abortion varies by state, mifepristoneIn a regimen with misoprostol – otherwise known as medication abortion – has been approved by the FDA and is safe and effective when used correctly.
It is not clear when the site was shut down but it was active as recently as January 15.
CBS News has reached out to the Trump administration for clarification on the reasons for the site being down, but has not received a response.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was appointed by Trump to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services, has reversed course on his public stance regarding abortion. he adds Facebook Said last year that “Abortion should be legal up to a few weeks, and then restricted,” but also wrote that “every abortion is a tragedy,” calling for reducing abortion by better supporting mothers, parents, and families. A call was made to bring.
In 2023, he told an NBC News reporter that he would support a national ban on abortion after the first three months of pregnancy, but then a few hours later a spokesperson for Kennedy said that he “does not support legislation banning abortion.” Are,” Outlet informed,
Meanwhile, Trump has said that the abortion decision should be left up to the states and that he would veto Repeatedly taking credit for overturning the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade, as well as a federal abortion ban.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 12 states currently have outright bans on abortion and four states have bans on abortion after six weeks, when most women do not yet know they are pregnant. according to a CBS News PollA majority of Americans favor legalizing abortion in all or most cases.