White House calls out House’s conservative caucus budget for ‘extreme’ abortion proposals

The White House on Friday called out the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) budget proposal for backing legislation that would put strict restrictions on abortion access.

The group, which comprises nearly 80 percent of all House Republicans, proposed a budget that endorses the Life at Conception Act, which would implement protections for unborn humans. Democrats argue that the legislation would threaten access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).

The proposed budget, released on Wednesday, also threats a ban on the abortion pill, mifepristone, threats access to abortion care for veterans, and threatens funding for contraception for low-income Americans.

“If House Republicans get their way, all of these proposals would become the law of the land,” the White House outlined in a fact sheet released on Friday.

“When the Supreme Court – enabled by justices nominated by Donald Trump – overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed politicians to intrude in the most personal decisions women and families can make, it paved the road for Republican elected officials to pursue their extreme agenda. Their latest budget advances that extreme agenda,” it said.

The White House argued that the RSC budget is a signal that Republicans want a national abortion ban in place. And it noted that President Biden wants to restore and codify Roe v. Wade if elected to another term.

The RSC budget was dropped as former President Trump is teasing an announcement on a federal abortion ban if he is reelected. He also suggested this week that he’s weighing support for a 15-week ban.

The Biden campaign earlier this week took a dig at the RSC budget because it called for raising the retirement age for those not near retirement “to account for increases in life expectancy.”