| Welcome to week one. No Images? Click here   For WomenWelcome to week one, and thanks for signing up for our newsletter series on Trump’s First 100 Days so you can experience how our changing America is impacting women. Get a front row seat for all the news that matters through day 100. Ready for this adventure? President Donald Trump took immediate action against women's rights by reinstating a federal ban on U.S. funding for international health organizations that counsel women on family planning options -- including abortion.The first bill to pass in the House of Representatives under President Trump is the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would make it even harder for women to access abortion nationwide by denying abortion coverage under a number of health insurance plans.Anti-abortion group Live Action released a misleading video about Planned Parenthood's prenatal care options. The video comes less than a week before the "March for Life," where both Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump's Counselor Kellyanne Conway will speak.  Acts of Hate Women's March on Washington co-chair Linda Sarsour was targeted by Islamophobic online attacks in the days after the march.Take Action Contact your local representative by chatting with our Facebook Messenger bot here, and tweet your support for Linda Sarsour with #IMarchWithLinda.Acts of Love Close to 3 million people are estimated to have participated in Women's Marches around the world on January 21st. From Nairobi to Barcelona and Mexico City to Los Angeles, people took to the streets in a peaceful act of resistance against the Trump Administration.Singer-songwriter Halsey donated $100,000 to Planned Parenthood. She made the donation the day after the Women's March on Washington.Thousands of women in Utah demonstrated at the state Capitol. More than 6,000 women and men flooded the Capitol in Salt Lake City on January 23 in support of women's equality. "I’m sick and tired of men making laws about our bodies and our choices and our lives without consulting us," one woman said. Get breaking updates on how Donald Trump's policies are impacting communities across the U.S. by chatting us on Facebook Messenger. Learn more about how Donald Trump's first 100 days in office will impact you, your friends and your neighbors. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. For general politics news, check out our HuffPost Politics newsletter. ©2017 The Huffington Post | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
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Thursday, January 26, 2017
How Trump's first week affected women
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