Roe vs. Wade: Biden signs executive order on abortion access amid pressure from Democrats
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Roe vs. Wade: Biden signs executive order on abortion access amid pressure from Democrats
President Biden was under increasing pressure from his fellow Democrats to take strong action on the issue, after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to process two weeks ago. On Friday, he signed an executive order aimed at maintaining access to abortion. The president criticized the court's decision and called on both men and women to support pro-election candidates in the upcoming election.
The president's plan of action on Friday aims to mitigate some of the potential consequences of the decision of women seeking abortions, but they fall short of guaranteeing universal access to abortion.
Taking to Twitter, Biden wrote, "Today I signed an executive order to protect women's reproductive rights following the Supreme Court's extreme decision overturning Roe v. Wade. It follows the actions I announced right after the decision." formalizes and will add to it new measures to protect women's health."
Speaking from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Friday, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Biden decried the court's decision as "extreme" and "totally wrong." "This isn't some imagined horror," Biden said. "It is already happening.
Just last week, it was reported that a 10-year-old girl was the victim of rape — a 10-year-old — and was forced to travel out of state to Indiana to terminate her pregnancy and perhaps save her life.According to the White House, the administration will also gather volunteer lawyers to provide free legal advice to women and providers as they negotiate new state rules as a result.
Supreme Court's decision Biden was under fire from his own party for not acting more quickly to protect women's access to abortion, and he signed the order following the High Court's June 24 decision, which upheld the federal right to the procedure. and gave power to the states to decide whether or how to allow it.