Senate Democrats raise ‘profound concerns’ over Trump administration website for new moms

Eleven Democratic senators on Wednesday flagged “profound concerns” with the Trump administration’s website for new and expecting mothers, which the lawmakers saying the site drives families towards crisis pregnancy centers for treatment. 

Moms.gov, launched on Mother’s Day, features resources from 2,750 pregnancy centers, which Planned Parenthood calls “crisis pregnancy centers” that it says are traditionally run by anti-abortion advocates. 

The senators alleged in a letter to President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that these centers are typically staffed by unlicensed health workers and volunteers, who have been repeatedly found to provide medically inaccurate information.

“This raises profound concerns about the health, safety, and privacy of people who access this........

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