Washington, D.C.- Facing pressure from fellow Democrats and a large portion of the American public, President Joe Biden will issue an executive order on Friday to protect access to abortion and mitigate the effect of the Supreme Court´s controversial ruling.
The White House announced the order and said it is intended to build on the actions that Biden´s administration “has already taken to defend reproductive rights.” The order is a direct response to the high court ruling last month to overturn the landmark abortion ruling in Roe vs. Wade as it related to a Mississippi case. The highly divisive decision allows states to entirely ban abortions.
“Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a decision … and eliminated a woman’s constitutional right to choose,” the White House said in a statement. “This decision expressly took away a right from the American people that it had recognized for nearly 50 years — a woman’s right to make her own reproductive health care decisions, free from government interference.” (UI News)