Feds send pregnant migrant teens to states where they can get abortions:
The Biden administration says it is making sure pregnant teens crossing the southern border as part of an illegal surge are placed in states where they can obtain legal abortions in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling this summer.
Even though bed space for minors is at a premium, the administration has revealed in court documents that it is reserving some to ensure pregnant girls have landing spots in licensed facilities in abortion-friendly states, even if it means others end up in unlicensed facilities.
Minors who come to the border without parents are called unaccompanied alien children, or UACs. Under federal law and court rulings, most of them must be turned over to the Department of Health and Human Services for care while they await sponsors to pick them up.
“Pregnant children are considered particularly vulnerable children under the [Emergency Intake Sites] settlement agreement, and thus settlement considerations, along with recent actions by state governments and the U.S. Supreme Court, have further influenced ORR’s decision-making so that it can keep appropriate licensed placements open and available for a pregnant child who may need access to medical care,” the administration told U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee in court filings last week. HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) oversees those children.
The focus on abortion is not sitting well with Republicans.
“In a new low, even for the most pro-abortion president in U.S. history, President Biden apparently only wants pregnant minors who illegally cross our southern border to be placed in states where they can get an abortion,” said Sen. James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican. “His priority seems to be increasing abortions in America, rather than stopping illegal immigration or protecting the lives of children.
“These unaccompanied kids should be safely and quickly reunited with family in their home country, not shipped to states where they can obtain an abortion, which is potentially a violation of the Hyde amendment that prohibits the use of federal funds for abortion,” Mr. Lankford told The Washington Times in a statement. --->READ MORE HERE
Pregnant Illegal Alien Teens Sent to States That Allow Abortions:
The Biden administration is making sure that pregnant teenagers who come across the U.S.-Mexico border are placed into states where abortions are legal.
The administration has revealed in court documents that even though bed space for minors is at a premium, it is reserving some so that pregnant girls are able to go to licensed facilities in states that allow abortion, even if others would have to go to unlicensed facilities as a result.
Minors who come to the border alone are called unaccompanied alien children (UACs). Under both federal law and court rulings, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must care for most UACs while they await sponsors to take them. --->READ MORE HERE
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