Biden Issues Executive Order to Protect Abortion Access: What Experts Think.
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect access to abortion and reproductive health services in the U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last month.
The order directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify actionable steps to protect and expand access to abortion care.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday that aims to protect access to reproductive healthcare services in the United States.
The executive order comes two weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion.
The executive order directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify actionable steps to protect and expand access to abortion care, expand education about reproductive healthcare services and protect pregnant people’s safety and security.
The HHS will report back within 30 days, outlining the steps they intend to take.
Though the executive order is an important step to help protect access to abortion care, the President cannot restore the constitutional right to abortion.
“The executive order signals that the President cares deeply about the issue and wants to act but also that his ability to do so is very limited,” Sharona Hoffman, a professor of law and bioethics and the co-director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University, told Healthline.
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect access to abortion and reproductive health services in the U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last month.
The order directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify actionable steps to protect and expand access to abortion care.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday that aims to protect access to reproductive healthcare services in the United States.
The executive order comes two weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion.
The executive order directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify actionable steps to protect and expand access to abortion care, expand education about reproductive healthcare services and protect pregnant people’s safety and security.
The HHS will report back within 30 days, outlining the steps they intend to take.
Though the executive order is an important step to help protect access to abortion care, the President cannot restore the constitutional right to abortion.
“The executive order signals that the President cares deeply about the issue and wants to act but also that his ability to do so is very limited,” Sharona Hoffman, a professor of law and bioethics and the co-director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University, told Healthline.