Biden considers declaring public health emergency to increase abortion access
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the
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Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access
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Biden considers declaring public health emergency to increase abortion access
President Joe Biden says he's considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem
President urges people to 'keep protesting' overturning of Roe vs Wade; White House official Jen Klein has said declaring health emergency isn't a 'great option'
The president, in remarks to reporters during a stop on a bike ride near his family's Delaware beach house, said he lacks the power to force the dozen-plus states with strict restrictions or outright bans on abortion to allow the procedure.
Biden asked his staff to see if he “has the authority” to declare a public health emergency to address abortion access, as progressives ramp up calls for Biden to take bolder action in response to the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
During a Monday interview with CBS News, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra weighed in on President Joe Biden announcing he was considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources for abortions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
The president’s comments come after Jen Klein, executive director of the White House Gender Policy Council, appeared to throw cold water on the idea of a public health emergency related to abort...
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -- President Joe Biden said Sunday that he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn't seem like "a great option."
Harold Hutchison, DCNF Multiple Democrats and liberal pundits demanded on TV and social media that President Joe Biden declare a public health emergency to preserve abortion access […]
