GOP officials eye restrictions on pregnant travelers following Supreme Court ruling

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Source: MS NOW News

July 1, 2026, 9:01 AM EDT


The ruling wasn’t as lopsided as many legal observers expected, but in Trump v. Barbara, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the idea that a president can override the 14th Amendment to the Constitution with an executive order. Although the 5-4 ruling left in place a status quo that had existed for generations, much of the right did not respond well to the news.

Much of the outrage from conservatives was tiresome and predictable, but one element of the pushback to the high court’s ruling stood out, for unfortunate reasons. A couple of hours after the decision was issued, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado argued by way of social media that the State Department “should immediately cease to give out visas to pregnant applicants.” Soon after, one of her colleagues went a step further by announcing plans for a legislative solution.

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee said Tuesday he’s moving forward with plans for legislation that he’s calling the Anchors Away Act, which would ban certain pregnant foreign women from entering the United States.

“So, I have a bill; it will be called ‘Anchors Away,’ which, look, if you’re not a U.S. citizen, if you’re not a green card holder and you have a child on U.S. soil, today, that child will be a U.S. citizen,” Ogles said in a video posted to social media. “Under my bill, under my legislation, we fix that. … So in short, what this bill does is, if you are a pregnant woman, you can’t come into this country. You got to be a citizen, be here, you have to be a green card holder. So if you’re pregnant and you don’t have one of those statuses, no admittance allowed,” he continued.

Read more: https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/restrictions-us-pregnant-travelers-supreme-court-birthright

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[dweller]

1. What next. ? Forced abortions

at 9 or 10 months ?

These are some seriously sick fucks

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[Ocelot II]

2. Not every pregnant woman is obviously pregnant.

Will they make every female traveler between the ages of 13 and 50 pee on a pregnancy test stick at Customs to prove they aren't pregnant before they can enter the US?

[WestMichRad]

3. Unfortunately, I predicted this as a possibility

... along with mandatory pregnancy testing for women of child-bearing age who apply for admission to the country.

Friggin' creeps!

[Norrrm]

4. Trump made money selling condos for pregnant Russian women to give birth here.

[Talitha]

6. I remember hearing about that.

[Talitha]

5. Blatant sexual discrimination.

Or will they also deny entry to males with a healthy sperm count?

[AZJonnie]

7. I'll be holding my breath waiting to find out what is meant by "certain pregnant women"

I mean, what an intriguing mystery, trying to reckon what "the criteria" might be for a rule like that?

Might it based on whether the woman is flying in from some "shithole country", in the eyes of Clowny McDollhands?

Nah, it won't be anything like that