Biden Signs Executive Order To ‘Expand Access To Abortion’ After Several States Ban Procedure
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order meant to “protect and expand access to abortion” in response to several states banning the controversial procedure after the United States Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision.
In an executive order released Friday, Biden said his administration was “taking action to protect healthcare service delivery and promote access to critical reproductive healthcare services, including abortion.”
“It remains the policy of my Administration to support women’s right to choose and to protect and defend reproductive rights. Doing so is essential to justice, equality, and our health, safety, and progress as a Nation,” stated the order.
Biden ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to give him a report within 30 days outlining strategies with the intention to “protect and expand access to abortion care, including medication abortion.”
This will include “launching a public awareness initiative,” sharing information with providers on abortion access, and to hold a meeting with “private pro bono attorneys, bar associations, and public interest organizations in order to encourage lawyers to represent and assist patients, providers, and third parties lawfully seeking these services throughout the country.”
“The Attorney General shall provide technical assistance, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, concerning Federal constitutional protections to States seeking to afford legal protection to out-of-State patients and providers who offer legal reproductive healthcare,” added the order.
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