To the Editor,
Project 2025, an initiative by the conservative Heritage Foundation in collaboration with key advisors to former President Trump, outlines a plan to significantly curtail reproductive rights across the United States.
The proposal suggests drastic policy changes aimed at nearly eliminating abortions, including recommending that the FDA remove abortion medications, such as Mifepristone, from the market. It also proposes limiting the use of Mifepristone to seven weeks, often before a woman is aware of her pregnancy, and enforcing the Comstock Act to prohibit the mailing of these drugs and certain contraceptives, potentially criminalizing such actions (Project 2025, Justice Department Chapter, p. 562; Department of Health & Human Services, pp. 450, 458-459). Under these proposals, women experiencing medical emergencies could be denied access to these lifesaving medications, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
The project advocates for the protection of life from conception, proposing a national ban on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and several forms of effective contraception.
Voters should be aware that a future administration led by President Trump and Vice President Vance would likely implement the policies detailed in Project 2025. Your vote matters.
-Sandy Montag, White Salmon
