usprogressives
Jul 16
164
1.56%
In the weeks since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ending constitutional protections for abortion, Congress and the Biden administration have taken essential steps to respond. The House of Representatives passed the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation led by progressives, for the second time to enshrine the right to abortion in federal law, and to protect the right to travel for abortion care. The President, Attorney General Garland, and Secretary Becerra have taken action on a number of fronts. The Department of Justice issued guidance that states cannot ban medication abortion in contradiction to the FDA’s expert opinion and designated a reproductive rights task headed by Assistant Attorney General Gupta at DOJ. The Department of Health and Human Services clarified that retail pharmacies cannot refuse patients reproductive health care medications, are convening volunteer lawyers to provide legal services to patients and providers seeking or performing abortion care, and issued lifesaving guidance to ensure no one experiencing pregnancy complications is turned away from lifesaving emergency medical treatment.
Today, the CPC released a new Reproductive Freedom Action Agenda presents a roadmap for the work ahead. It is centered on executive and legislative actions that directly respond to the crisis of abortion access caused by the extremist Supreme Court majority in its Dobbs decision, and the threats to further due process rights named in Justice Thomas’ concurrence. Developed in consultation with movement partners, it calls for specific action to protect existing access to abortion and to expand it to residents of states that have already or will soon ban care, and calls for the President to declare a public health emergency.
Access to abortion and reproductive health care have reached crisis level. That demands a response from Congress and the Biden administration to meet this moment.
usprogressives
Jul 16
164
1.56%
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