May Mailman
Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Policy Strategist | Office of the Chief of Staff, the White House (Executive Office of the President of the United States)
Repro Red Flags: Agency Watch
Mobilizing against the Trump administration’s anti-repro appointments and actions.
President Donald Trump has stacked his administration with anti-reproductive rights officials responsible for leading federal agencies that directly impact access to reproductive health care—including abortion, birth control, IVF, and maternal health care.
The Center for Reproductive Rights’ tool, Repro Red Flags: Agency Watch, shares research on these appointees, their anti-repro backgrounds, and the powers of the agencies they oversee. Importantly, it also serves as a repository of key Trump administration policies related to reproductive health.
In just 100 days in office, the President and his extremist appointees have launched a sweeping and coordinated attack to make it harder to access sexual and reproductive health care and to undermine our fundamental human rights. Read our full report here.
Appointees
Doug Collins
Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
Elon Musk
Senior Advisor to the President | Department of Government Efficiency, The White House (Executive Office of the President of the United States)
Heidi Overton
Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy | The Office of Policy Development, White House (Executive Office of the President of the United States)
Chad Mizelle
Chief of Staff to the Attorney General | Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice
Harmeet Dhillon
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights | The Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Departments
Agency Watch focuses on appointments within the administration that have a broad impact on access to reproductive health care via their policies and programs, such as White House staff, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, and the Department of Justice.
White House (Executive Office of the President of the United States)
The White House provides the President with the support that they need to govern effectively.
U.S. Department of State
Leading U.S. foreign policy, the State Department works to empower and protect women and girls, including promoting their sexual and reproductive health and rights, as a central part of U.S. foreign policy and national security.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all those in the U.S.
Department of Justice
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is the world’s largest law office and the central agency for enforcement of federal laws.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides health, education, disability, funerary, and financial benefits earned by veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
Executive Actions
HHS slashes workforce across public health agencies
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Government Efficiency instituted mass layoffs across critical agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
HHS freezes Title X funding for reproductive healthcare providers
The Trump administration has frozen millions of dollars in funds earmarked for 16 Title X grant recipients.
Trump administration details final plan to dissolve USAID
The Trump administration detailed its plans to finalize the State Department’s takeover of the historically independent agency.
Trump administration threatens lawyers who challenge the administration and its policies
President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum to the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security directing them to impose sanctions or refer for disciplinary action any lawyer or legal entity who has, in their opinion, acted unethically, brought frivolous lawsuits, or otherwise violated professional conduct rules in lawsuits against the government.
Trump administration takes action to limit the ACA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would limit protections provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
DOJ drops case to protect emergency abortion care
The Department of Justice revealed it will reverse course and move to dismiss a case brought by the Biden Administration challenging Idaho’s abortion ban, which is one of the strictest in the nation.
