Critics Say Info Provided to GOP-Proposed Pregnancy Database Could Be Weaponized

Image caption: Sen. Katie Britt speaks to reporters during a news conference with Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. John Hoeven and Sen. John Cornyn at the U.S. Capitol on July 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Image credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images. Article by Nicole Karlis, Salon. Truthout – May 17, 2024.

Last week, leading up to Mother’s Day, Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS Act), a bill that would create a federal database for pregnant people nationwide. Specifically, the database would be called “pregnancy.gov,” and […]

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