White House Releases Medical Memo and Announces New Federal Directive on Pregnancy Resources
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After nearly two months of demands for transparency, the White House released a memo from Mr. Trump’s doctor in December saying the president had an MRI of his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventive screening for men his age. The statement said the advanced imaging procedure is “standard for an executive physical” in Mr. Trump’s age group.
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Associated PressTrump went on to have an October medical exam that the White House called a “semiannual physical,” where he also got his yearly flu shot and a COVID-19 booster vaccine. He later told The Wall Street Journal that he underwent advanced imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as preventive screening.
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The event is likely to focus on a website launched by the Trump administration on Mother’s Day that provides resources to expecting women and their families, called Moms.gov. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the informative website is a part of the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.
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The HillTrump administration launches Moms.Gov on Mother’s day The Trump administration on Sunday launched the website Moms.Gov on Mother’s Day in an effort to help provide resources to expecting women and their families. The site’s tagline says it’s “addressing the needs of mothers and fathers who face difficult or unexpected pregnancies and ensuring the well-being of mothers and the health of American families.”…
The Daily WireWASHINGTON—The White House today launched a website that helps expectant mothers locate pregnancy centers and learn about health and wellness, a Mother’s Day gift to both the pro-life and Make America Healthy Again movements, The Daily Wire can first report.
HuffPost“Moms.gov delivers critical tools and support to help parents foster healthy pregnancies, strengthen young families, and create brighter futures for their children,” he continued. “This is how you Make America Healthy Again.”
Breitbart“Moms.gov delivers critical tools and support to help parents foster healthy pregnancies, strengthen young families, and create brighter futures for their children. This is how you Make America Healthy Again,” he continued.
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Trump made the comments during an Oval Office event with administration officials, congressional allies, and IVF advocates announcing a new federal directive allowing employers to offer additional fertility insurance packages to employees. In particular, the president said the issue of IVF was first brought to his attention by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) after the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling that questioned the legality of the procedure in 2024.
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PBS NewsHourWATCH: Trump announces new rule establishing an optional fertility benefit for workers President Donald Trump held an event in the Oval Office on Monday to announce that the Labor Department was issuing a new regulation to formally create a fertility benefit option for employers that could be offered to workers outside normal health insurance plans.
The HillWhite House proposal encourages companies to offer fertility treatment benefits A new proposed rule from the Trump administration aims to make it easier for employers to offer coverage of fertility treatments, as part of larger efforts to expand access to fertility services including in-vitro fertilization. The new rule released Sunday from the Department of Labor would create a new exempted insurance benefit — in the same category as dental and vision benefit coverage— for treating infertility. Exempted…
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Pro-abortion advocates have vilified pregnancy centers for decades, arguing that their “only purpose is to misinform, shame, and deter anyone seeking safe, legal abortion care.” But pregnancy care centers offer clothing, diapers, car seats, and many other resources to expectant mothers and fathers. Many pregnancy centers offer advice or literature on how to get a job, how to behave in a professional manner or capacity, how to care for children, or how to leave an abusive relationship. And these centers frequently offer ultrasounds, which are proven to help mothers choose not to abort their unborn children.
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HuffPostCrisis pregnancy centers are unregulated and often nonmedical, faith-based organizations with the main goal of coercing patients into continuing a pregnancy. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states these types of clinics are “run by people who operate unethically and with the intention to dissuade, deter, or prevent them from seeking certain reproductive health care options” including abortion.
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01 Associated Press Trump — who has been frequently critical of former President Joe Biden for age-related health and fitness issues — has recently remarked how good he feels despite his years. Earlier Monday, Trump that he feels the same as he did 50 years ago. “I feel literally the same,” he said at an Oval Office event. “I don’t know why. It’s not because I eat the best foods.”
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02 Washington Times The evaluation, which is scheduled for May 26, will include “routine annual dental and medical assessments as part of his regular preventive health care.” The president will also spend time with service members and staff of Walter Reed “in recognition of their service, professionalism and dedication to the nation.”
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03 Breitbart “On Mother’s Day, we recognize that the health of mothers and the health of women are deeply connected,” Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health Dorothy Fink, MD, said in a statement. “Through our Perinatal Improvement Collaborative [PDF], we have reduced maternal mortality by 41.5 percent. We remain committed to supporting women’s health throughout motherhood and at every stage of life.”
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04 HuffPost Heartbeat International described Option Line in a Monday statement as the organization’s “24/7 contact center connecting women to life-affirming pregnancy help and local support services.”
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05 Washington Examiner “She said, ‘Sir, we have to do something,'” Trump said. “And I’m a quick study. So I learned everything there is to learn in about three to four minutes, and I became the father of fertility.
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06 NBC News UP NEXT The fight is on over tickets to the White House UFC fight 03:52 New inquiry into deadly runway collision at Denver’s airport
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07 The Daily Wire When President Donald Trump returned to the White House, pro-life advocates urged the administration to promote abortion alternatives.
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