
Biden-era policy indirectly paying for unaccompanied minors' abortions rescinded by Trump DOJ
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Trump admin reverses Biden-era DOJ opinion that allowed taxpayer dollars to fund transportation and other ancillary services for those seeking abortions.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Health and Human Services Department took the view that taxpayer dollars – even though prohibited by Congress from being used to pay for abortions directly under the Hyde Amendment – could be used to provide transportation services for patients seeking an abortion. The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), charged with interpreting the laws for the president and executive branch agencies, agreed at the time under the Biden administration.
However, that interpretation and opinion have been upended after Trump's OLC issued a new one Thursday that bars taxpayer funds from going toward any "ancillary services" that might help someone get an abortion.













