By East Hudson Valley News |
Sep 21, 2023
As the deadline for a government shutdown looms, a group of Republican House members, led by Rep. Mike Lawler, are opposing the current form of the FDA and Department of Agriculture appropriations bill. Their opposition stems from their support for President Biden's executive order that expanded access to chemical abortion pills by mail without a medical consultation. This move has been met with criticism, as research has shown that these pills are more than four times more dangerous than other abortion methods.