FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing a bill Wednesday to require states to accurately report abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States are currently asked but not required to provide this information to the CDC.
If passed and signed into law, the bill, titled the ‘‘Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025,” will require states to report the number of abortions performed each year. States that fail to provide the CDC with the requested abortion data will risk losing Medicaid payments for certain family planning services and supplies.
“Every life is precious, and we cannot allow tax dollars to pay for abortions on demand,” Ernst, R-Iowa, told The Daily Signal. “The full extent of government funding should not be a mystery, and my bill will require transparency from all 50…
