Courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Pregnant illegal aliens will receive “full reproductive health care” while they’re in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, including being taken to a state that grants abortion access.
“This memorandum serves as a reminder of existing ICE policies and standards requiring that pregnant individuals detained in ICE immigration custody have access to full reproductive health care,” acting ICE Director Tae Johnson wrote to Corey Price, the head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations arm. The memo was obtained by the Wall Street Journal and published on Tuesday.
Johnson continued; “This is also a reminder that, pursuant to existing ICE policy, it may be necessary to transfer a detained pregnant individual within an area of responsibility (AOR) or to another AOR, when appropriate and practicable, in order to ensure such access.”
Federal law forbids the government from financing abortions but is silent about transporting pregnant […]
Excerpt Sourced From: pjmedia.com
