Americans for Contraception: Sounds alarm: Trump’s Project 2025 agenda threatens the right to contraception – voters demand answers

Milwaukee, WI —  the Republican National Convention closes on its final day, Americans for Contraception (AFC) warns that Donald Trump’s past actions and promises for a second term, along with those of his running mate, J.D. Vance, pose a direct threat to our reproductive freedoms and right to contraception. These threats, if realized, could drastically limit access to essential contraceptive methods, undermining women’s health and exacerbating economic disparities across the country. The Trump-Vance ticket, with its commitment to Project 2025, represents a direct assault on the right to contraception, a right that has been hard-won and must be fiercely protected.

Chris Fleming, spokesperson for Americans for Contraception: “On May 21st, former President Trump explicitly stated that he was considering restrictions on contraception and supported leaving the decision to the states – many of which have introduced legislation that could ban IUDs and emergency contraception. Though Trump attempted to backtrack by attacking Democrats for exactly what he said, Trump’s words certainly do not diminish the threat. Trump’s answer aligns with known MAGA agendas, such as Project 2025, supported by Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance, which seeks to impose severe restrictions on reproductive freedoms should Trump win a second term. ‘Trump and Vance’s Project 2025 agenda is a recipe for disaster for women’s health. We won’t let them roll back contraception access. Voters deserve to know what he and his MAGA allies are planning.”

Trump’s First-Term Restrictions on Contraception:
During his first term, Trump implemented several policies that severely restricted contraception, including:

• Defunded Family Planning Clinics: The Trump Administration instituted a gag rule on Title X funding, which led to nearly 1,000 clinics nationwide losing funding and many shutting down. These clinics provided essential services, including contraception, to low-income individuals.
• Allowed Employers to REFUSE Contraceptive Care: The Trump Administration allowed employers to refuse contraceptive coverage based on religious or moral objections. The Supreme Court upheld this policy, allowing employers to deny employees contraceptive coverage in their health plans.
• Sought to Make Affordable Contraception Coverage Out of Reach for Millions: The Trump Administration repeatedly sought to roll back the ACA contraceptive mandate, which requires insurance plans to cover contraception without out-of-pocket costs—these efforts aimed at reducing the accessibility of contraceptives for millions of women.

Trump and Vance: A Scary Future for Reproductive Rights

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance share the same vision for reproductive rights, one that threatens to roll back decades of progress and undermine the health, economic security, and freedom of women across the country. This vision is embodied in Project 2025, a policy roadmap for a Trump-Vance Administration proposed by former Trump officials, the Heritage Foundation, and other leading conservative organizations. Project 2025 seeks to restrict access to abortion and birth control further, threatening the health, economic security, and freedom of women across the country.

Restricting Title X Funding, Threatening Birth Control for Millions: Proposing policies to ban clinics from providing or referring for abortions and prioritize funding for faith-based organizations that do not offer comprehensive contraceptive services.

Allowing Employers to Deny Contraceptive Coverage: Building on Trump-era policies, Project 2025 aims to broaden employers’ ability to deny contraceptive coverage in their health plans based on religious or moral objections.

Eliminating Certain Emergency Contraception Coverage Under the ACA: Proposing modifications to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurance plans cover certain emergency contraception with no out-of-pocket cost.

Voters Demand Answers: Trump’s Contraception Policies Threaten Women’s Health

As Trump and Vance seek to lead the country, we must hold them accountable for their positions on contraception.  Their words and actions have created confusion and uncertainty for millions of Americans. Here are critical questions that need answers: 

• Disinformation and Contraception: “Does Trump believe that IUDs or emergency contraception cause abortion, contrary to medical science? With Republican lawmakers and their allies spreading such disinformation about contraception, it’s crucial for voters to understand his position on this issue.”
• State Rights vs. Federal Intervention: “Trump has stated that decisions on abortion should be left to individual states. If a state were to ban contraception, would he intervene at the federal level to protect access, or would he uphold his stance on state rights?”
• Words vs. Actions on Contraception: “Trump has recently said he supports contraception access, but his words don’t match his actions. His Administration policies, like the Title X gag rule and enabling employers to deny contraceptive coverage, directly restricted access to contraception for millions of Americans. How does he reconcile those two things?”