WASHINGTON D.C. — Eleven senators sent a letter to Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, urging them to remove Moms.gov and stop using federal resources to direct individuals to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched Moms.gov on Mother's Day.

Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, and Tammy Duckworth were among the signatories of the letter. The senators wrote that Moms.gov directs pregnant women to "unregulated and often non-medical anti-abortion facilities known as crisis pregnancy centers." They also wrote that directing women to these centers raises "profound concerns about the health, safety, and privacy of people who access the website." The senators wrote that 21 states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. They added that Moms.gov is not about promoting women's health but is an "attempt to use HHS resources to further strip women of their rights and privacy." The senators wrote that HHS should remove the pregnancy center link from Moms.gov to protect the health and data privacy of millions of women.

Allison Schuster, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement that "only Far-Left lunatics could take issue with expanding access to life-saving resources for expectant mothers." Schuster stated that Moms.gov is a "comprehensive, one-stop shop for information on federal resources for maternal and infant health." She also stated that "nothing will stop the Trump Administration from Making America Healthy again, beginning with creating brighter futures for all American children, born and unborn." The administration stated that Moms.gov is a resource for new and expecting mothers, offering guidance and information to support the health and well-being of mothers and their families. The administration stated that the site supports expecting parents navigating difficult or unexpected pregnancies, featuring information about pregnancy centers, federally qualified health centers, and nutritional guidance.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states that a crisis pregnancy center (CPC) refers to facilities that represent themselves as legitimate reproductive healthcare clinics but aim to dissuade people from accessing certain types of reproductive health care. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists notes that staff at these facilities have no legal obligation to provide accurate information and are not subject to HIPAA.