Roe v. Wade was overturned, 20 Black congresswomen urged to declare a national public health crisis regarding abortion rights and .
In an open letter published in , the lawmakers asked Biden “to use any and all executive authorities to address the public health crisis our nation will face if Roe v.
Wade is dismantled.”Later in the day, Biden and promised that his administration “will use all of its appropriate lawful powers” to protect Americans’ right to travel across state lines for access to legal abortions as well as work to protect access to contraception and FDA-approved medications like mifepristone, which can end a pregnancy before 10 weeks.
However, Biden emphasized that it’s up to to restore abortion rights as federal law. “This decision must not be the final word.
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