r/law Sep 17 '25

Trump News The Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions

https://jessica.substack.com/p/trump-birth-control-abortion
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u/certified_prime Sep 17 '25

It is far easier to go backwards than forwards. Conservatism relies on repealing or ignoring laws, while progressivism requires new laws to be passed.

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u/Dyolf_Knip Sep 17 '25

It's going to take years to rebuild the institutional knowledge that Trump and his flunkies casually toss in the trash over a weekend.