Democrats claimed a Republican bill that seeks to provide an easily accessible pregnancy and motherhood resources for women would create a database to track pregnancies.
Shortly after it was introduced, Democrats quickly condemned a new Republican bill that aims to compile resources on a government website for expecting mothers, postpartum women and young mothers. They alleged that it was a covert attempt to establish a 'database of pregnant women,' potentially enabling the government to block access to abortions. The More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act, which was shortened to the MOMS Act, was introduced by Sen.
Pregnancy.gov would be 'a clearinghouse of relevant resources available for pregnant and postpartum women, and women parenting young children,' per the bill. The site would ask for a woman's zip code in order to find local resources and populate them for her.
According to language in the legislation, there is no compulsory element mandating women to visit the site or provide their zip code, email, or phone number, as the idea of a pregnancy database might imply. If Britt's measure were to become law, it would not be the first government website to prompt visitors for location or contact information. Healthcare.gov, for example, asks visitors for their home state, email, and data policy consent before taking any other action on the site.
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