Biden is expected to sign the executive order during a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room Friday morning. Vice President Kamala Harris is also expected to attend.
Democrats and advocates have been pushing the White House to take a firmer stance to codify access to abortion. Last month, Biden hinted that he was considering taking enforcement action, and told Jimmy Kimmel that while he believed Congress should codify Roe, “There are some executive orders I could use, we think we’re looking at it now. same “. will call on Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra to take steps to ensure access to abortion, including FDA-approved drug abortion and expanded access “to the full range of reproductive health services “, according to an administration fact sheet shared with CNN. These services include “emergency contraception and reversible long-acting contraception such as intrauterine devices (IUDs),” the fact sheet says, citing birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
HHS is tasked with presenting a report to the president in the next 30 days on the implementation of the order’s provisions, which also include measures to increase outreach and protect the medical and digital privacy of patients seeking abortions. .
In addition, the order establishes an interagency working group between HHS and the White House Gender Policy Council, which includes Attorney General Merrick Garland, which the White House says will provide “technical assistance to states that offer legal protection for out-of-state patients “. as well as providers offering legal reproductive health care. “
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