{"id":2337492,"date":"2024-09-05T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaskan-leaders-split-on-limits-for-abortion-and-birth-control-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T19:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T23:01:32","slug":"alaskan-leaders-split-on-limits-for-abortion-and-birth-control-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaskan-leaders-split-on-limits-for-abortion-and-birth-control-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaskan leaders split on limits for abortion and birth control &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falaskan-leaders-split-on-limits-for-abortion-and-birth-control-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2337492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d article discusses the divide among Alaskan leaders \u2064regarding abortion \u200dand reproductive rights,\u2062 highlighting recent\u200d legislative\u2062 actions. Alaska&#8217;s\u200d Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-call-for-moving-olympics-from-china-citing-genocide\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Call For Moving Olympics From China, Citing Genocide\">birth control<\/a>, \u200dwhich would have required insurance companies to\u2063 cover a year\u2019s supply at once, benefiting women, particularly in remote areas. This \u2063decision has drawn criticism, particularly from Democratic state Rep. \u200cAshley \u200bCarrick, who called it\u2062 disappointing and unjustifiable, noting \u2064the importance of consistent \u2062access to birth control. The\u2064 governor&#8217;s \u2062office argued that contraceptives are readily available and that mandatory \u2064long-term\u200d coverage\u200c for insurance companies is not favorable. Additionally, the article notes that \u2064a judge recently overturned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pa-secretary-of-state-says-election-results-face-possible-delays-in-counting-denounces-nefarious-activity\/\" title=\"PA Secretary Of State Says Election Results Face Possible Delays In Counting, Denounces \u2018Nefarious\u2019 Activity\">state law restricting<\/a>\u2062 who can perform abortions, further indicating the contentious state of reproductive rights in Alaska.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alaskan leaders split on limits for abortion and birth control<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1746029\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alaska&rsquo;s<\/a> leaders appear to be far apart on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> and reproductive rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The state&rsquo;s Republican governor vetoed legislation that would expand<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/birth-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> birth control<\/a> access; meanwhile, a judge struck down a state law that puts limits on who can perform abortions in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Mike Dunleavy&rsquo;s (R-AK) veto halted bipartisan legislation that would have mandated health insurance companies to cover up to a year&rsquo;s supply of birth control at a time. It passed in the Republican-controlled state House by 29-11 and in the bipartisan-led state Senate by 16-3. Insurance companies did not express any opposition to the bill, which was written to provide birth control medication to women living in distant rural communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) speaks to reporters during a news conference on topics including education on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo\/Becky Bohrer, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The veto will keep limitations on Medicaid patients receiving birth control pills, which are only provided to them one month at a time. This makes it more difficult for women who live in remote villages only accessible by plane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Dunleavy&rsquo;s veto of HB 17, after eight years of tireless effort, overwhelming community support, and positive collaboration with the insurance companies, is deeply disappointing,&rdquo; said Democratic state Rep. Ashley Carrick, the bill&rsquo;s sponsor. &ldquo;There is simply no justifiable reason to veto a bill that would ensure every person in Alaska, no matter where they live, has access to essential medication, like birth control.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Turner, a spokesman for Dunleavy, told the<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-birth-control-dunleavy-alaska-303337cd7ebe6c4793afc24d3f56f1b4\"> <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-birth-control-dunleavy-alaska-303337cd7ebe6c4793afc24d3f56f1b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Associated Press<\/a> <\/em>in an email that Dunleavy vetoed the measure since &ldquo;contraceptives are widely available, and compelling insurance companies to provide mandatory coverage for a year is bad policy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Dunleavy hopes to make Alaska &ldquo;the most pro-life state in the country,&rdquo; Alaska Superior Court Judge Josie Garton found unconstitutional a state law saying only a doctor licensed by the State Medical Board can perform an abortion in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood&rsquo;s regional branches sued a slew of states, including Alaska, in 2019, claiming that registered nurses and physicians should be permitted to perform medication or aspiration abortions. Planned Parenthood argued that these healthcare providers are able to perform more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-most-powerful-forces-in-society-want-you-to-be-single-childless-and-selfish\/\" title=\"Why Society&#039;s Powerful Forces Encourage Singleness, Childlessness, and Selfishness\">complex medical procedures<\/a> than abortion, such as delivering a baby.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is &hellip; no medical reason why abortion is regulated more restrictively than any other reproductive health care,&rdquo; such as medical treatment of miscarriages, Garton wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Garton found that the law is in violation of the privacy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-high-school-athletes-sue-for-right-to-play-indoor-sports\/\" title=\"Calif. high school athletes sue for right to play indoor sports\">equal protection rights<\/a> of patients since it restricts their access to abortion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Chief Assistant Attorney General Chris Robison said the state is reviewing Garton&rsquo;s ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The statute was enacted to ensure medical safety, and those types of judgments are more appropriately made by the Legislative or Executive branches of government,&rdquo; Robison said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1746029\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1746029\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alaska&#8217;s leaders are divided on issues related to abortion and reproductive rights. The Republican governor of the state vetoed a bill aimed at increasing access to birth control, while a judge invalidated a law that restricted who could perform abortions in Alaska. Governor Mike Dunleavy&#8217;s veto blocked bipartisan legislation that would have required health insurance companies to cover up to a year&#8217;s supply of birth control at once. This bill had passed with significant support in both the Republican-controlled House (29-11) and the bipartisan Senate (16-3). Insurance companies did not oppose the measure, which was designed to help women in remote rural areas obtain necessary birth control.<\/p>\n<p>The veto means that Medicaid patients will continue receiving only one month\u2019s supply of birth control pills at a time, complicating access for women living in isolated villages reachable only by plane. Democratic state Representative Ashley Carrick, who sponsored the bill, expressed disappointment over Dunleavy&#8217;s decision after years of community support and collaboration with insurers. She argued there is no valid reason for denying Alaskans access to essential medications like birth control.<\/p>\n<p>Dunleavy\u2019s spokesperson stated that contraceptives are readily available and argued against mandating year-long coverage as poor policy. While Dunleavy aims to position Alaska as &#8220;the most pro-life state,&#8221; Alaska Superior Court Judge Josie Garton ruled unconstitutional a law requiring only licensed doctors from the State Medical Board to perform abortions. Planned Parenthood had previously sued several states, including Alaska, advocating for registered nurses and physicians&#8217; ability to conduct medication or aspiration abortions based on their qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Garton noted there is no medical justification for treating abortion more restrictively than other reproductive healthcare services such as miscarriage treatment. She found that this law violated patients&#8217; privacy and equal protection rights by limiting their access to abortion services. However, Chief Assistant Attorney General Chris Robison indicated that the state is reviewing Garton\u2019s ruling, emphasizing that safety judgments should be made by legislative or executive branches rather than through judicial rulings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2337493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alaska-Mike-Dunleavy.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,8320,39963,4762,5894],"class_list":["post-2337492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-alaska","tag-birth-control","tag-legislation","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Alaska-Mike-Dunleavy.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}