Search Results for keywords:"elective abortions"

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  • 2025-02175 — Enforcing the Hyde Amendment
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    Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:90 FR 8751
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Executive Order 14182, titled "Enforcing the Hyde Amendment," reaffirms the policy of the United States to ban the use of federal taxpayer dollars for elective abortions, in line with the Hyde Amendment. It revokes two previous Executive Orders, 14076 and 14079, from 2022. The order directs the Office of Management and Budget to implement guidance for executive departments and agencies. It clarifies that the order does not create any legal rights or benefits for individuals against the U.S. government.

    Simple Explanation

    The President has made a rule saying that the government won't use money from taxes to pay for certain types of surgeries called elective abortions. This rule also changes some old rules, and even though it seems important, it won't give people new rights or benefits.

  • 2020-29107 — Establishment of Safeguards and Program Integrity Requirements for Health and Human Services-Funded Extramural Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue
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    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 2615
    Reading Time:about 106 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule to establish new safeguards for research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions. The rule includes requirements for informed consent from pregnant women, prohibits financial incentives related to tissue donation or abortion, and mandates how human fetal tissue should be sourced and disposed of. HHS aims to ensure the ethical conduct of such research by aligning its regulations with established ethical guidelines and federal laws, enhancing oversight, and stressing the importance of truly voluntary informed consent. The proposal invites public comments to help refine these regulations.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Health and Human Services wants to make new rules to ensure that research using fetal tissue from elective abortions is done ethically. They want to make sure people give permission freely, that nobody gets paid unfairly for the tissue, and that it is handled properly.