PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a second executive order aimed at safeguarding access to abortion. It will direct federal health officials to take action to ensure women receive medically necessary health care without delay.
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"We're doing everything in our power to safeguard…the right to choose that women had under Roe v. Wade, which was ripped away by this extreme court." pic.twitter.com/yaUYc5ScHe
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 3, 2022
“Today’s Executive Order builds on the first Executive Order that I signed last month to safeguard access to health care — including abortion care — that was ripped away,” Biden tweeted. “I told you I wouldn’t back down. That hasn’t changed.”
Today’s Executive Order builds on the first Executive Order that I signed last month to safeguard access to health care – including abortion care – that was ripped away.
I told you I wouldn’t back down. That hasn’t changed. pic.twitter.com/IOZNjCFy7D
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 3, 2022
The president signed it during the first meeting of the administration’s new task force on reproductive health care access.
The order will support patients traveling out of state for abortion care or other medical care, ensure health care providers comply with federal non-discrimination law, and promote research and data collection on maternal health outcomes.
