Sixty votes are needed in the Senate to pass most legislation because of the filibuster. He said he supports changing filibuster rules in the Senate to make it easier to codify the right to abortion and privacy into federal law.
"I can't think of anything that is much more extreme."īiden called again for Congress to overturn the decision by writing Roe v. “A 10-year-old girl should be forced to give birth to a rapist's child?" he asked. His voice rising, Biden said a 10-year-old girl in Ohio got pregnant as the result of a rape and was forced to travel to Indiana to get an abortion. Wade, the decision in 1973 that established a constitutional right to abortion.įriday, Biden cast last month's ruling as a throwback to the 1800s when women didn't even have the right to vote.
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. The attorney general and the White House counsel's office will convene private attorneys that offer free legal services, as well as bar associations and public interest groups, to encourage legal representation to patients, providers and other groups that provide reproductive services. The attorney general's office was instructed to give assistance to states that offer legal protection to out-of-state patients and health care providers. 'THIS IS NOT OVER': Harris warns Supreme Court may target gay marriage, contraception nextīiden called for the creation of a task force on access to reproductive health care and sought to provide protection to women who travel across state lines to access clinical abortion services. Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, praised Biden’s order as a “really strong next step" but said she wants to see what specific actions the administration is going to take. "We are glad to see the White House start to implement a whole of government approach to abortion access, but this plan, which the White House committed to months ago, is both late and not enough," said Morgan Hopkins, interim executive director of campaigns and strategies at All* Above All. The administration promised to increase outreach and public education on abortion and to ensure the safety of patients and providers, including mobile clinics sent to borders to provide care for out-of-state patients.Īn advocacy group pushing to restore and sustain public insurance said Biden's actions don't go far enough.
The order tasks the department with expanding access to reproductive health services, including family planning and providers, emergency contraception and long-acting reversible contraception such as intrauterine devices, according to a fact sheet distributed by the White House. “This is a moment – the moment – the moment to restore the rights that have been taken away from us and the moment to protect our nation from an extremist agenda,” Biden said in the White House Roosevelt Room before signing an executive order that outlines the steps his administration will take.īiden's order instructs the Department of Health and Human Services to protect and expand access to abortion care, including access to medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration as safe and effective for over 20 years. WASHINGTON – Facing pressure from his party to act more aggressively to safeguard abortion access, President Joe Biden on Friday announced steps his administration is taking, including protecting access to medication and making legal representation available to women who choose to travel out of state for the procedure.Īdvocacy groups have pressed for strong action, such as a declaration of a public health emergency and leasing federal property to abortion providers, since the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v.
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