Tom Kean Jr. just rubberstamped a last minute provision buried in the GOP Tax Scam that would block Affordable Care Act (ACA) funds from going to any state health plans that cover abortion services — forcing states like New Jersey to choose between protecting access to abortion or putting millions at risk of losing their health care.
Kean Jr.’s secret provision advances a backdoor effort to pressure states with established legal protections into gradually stripping away abortion rights. It’s part of a larger effort by anti-choice Republicans like Kean Jr. to chip away at abortion access nationwide — piece by piece, bill by bill.
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“Tom Kean Jr. just snuck a backdoor provision into his Tax Scam that directly targets New Jersey women and their right to make their own health care decisions. New Jersey voters support abortion access and don’t want D.C. politicians like Kean Jr. taking away their freedoms.”