“Jail Abortion Doctors” Activist Gets Budget Policy Job
December 13, 2024

Hardline activist who raised the idea of jailing women for abortions gets top policy job in Trump administration

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN
4 minute read • Updated 5:11 PM EST, Thu December 12, 2024

(CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Ed Martin, a hardline, socially conservative activist and commentator, to serve as the next chief of staff at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

As CNN first reported in July, Martin has publicly advocated for a national abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest and has raised imposing criminal penalties on women and doctors involved in abortions.

Martin is a former chair of the Missouri Republican Party chair and former radio host, and served as one of the leaders of the 2024 Republican National Convention’s platform committee, which shaped the party’s official stance on key issues. He is the current president of socially conservative group Phyllis Schlafly Eagles.

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