The White House said that President Joe Biden would sign an executive order Friday that would protect abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision.
President Joe Biden spoke to a group of people at a high school.
Pro bono lawyers and other groups will be instructed by the White House to defend abortion patients and providers, as well as protect people's rights to travel to other states for an abortion.
The Department of Health and Human Services was directed by the Health Secretary to protect abortion access, as abortion pills have federal approval, though they are still outlawed in states with total abortion bans.
The HHS will work to make sure that pregnant people have access to emergency medical care in the event of an abortion ban.
The administration will help to ensure health data stays private under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act by issuing additional guidance after Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission to take additional steps to protect patient privacy.
The security of abortion clinics and patients will be protected by the White House.
The task force will coordinate the federal response to reproductive health care access and the attorney general will give technical assistance to states and providers that still offer abortion access.
The president did not address requests from the federal government to allow abortions on federal land in states where the procedure is not allowed. Before Biden's executive order was announced, the White House shot down the request because it feared people would face legal prosecution if they provided or got an abortion. The president has resisted calls to reform the Supreme Court in the wake of the conservative court's decision.
On June 24, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights. The White House largely responded to the monumental decision with calls for Americans to vote, setting off a wave of criticism among abortion rights advocates that the Biden administration wasn't doing more and hadn't been prepared to respond to the ruling. The Biden administration launched a website with more information about reproductive rights, along with agency actions to protect abortion access for members of the military. Biden wants the Senate to abolish the filibuster in order to pass a law protecting abortion rights, but it's not likely to happen given the opposition of moderate Democrats.
President Biden is going to sign an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care services.
The health secretary says that the Biden administration will use medication abortion to help protect abortion rights.
The Senate should break the cloture rule to codify abortion rights into law.
Democrats are growing angry over caution on abortion.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
