Headline RoundupAugust 3rd, 2022

Biden Signs Executive Order to Help Women Cross State Lines for Abortions

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to help women cross state borders to receive abortions.

This marks the president's second executive order aimed at preserving abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, which effectively allowed states to implement their own abortion restrictions. The new directive calls on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to "consider" allowing Medicaid funds to be used for facilitating out-of-state abortion travel. Before signing the order, Biden said that Republicans "don’t have a clue about the power of American women" and that "they found out" on Tuesday night after Kansas voted against removing abortion protections from its state constitution.

Biden has been facing pressure from Democrats to pass stronger federal laws that protect abortion rights. The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Idaho’s contentious abortion ban, marking the Biden administration's first legal action against state-enforced abortion restrictions. While Democrats are attempting to codify federal abortion protections, several corporations have pledged to cover their employees' travel costs for out-of-state abortions.

Left-rated coverage highlighted reports of women who "need medical care for miscarriages" being denied by doctors that are struggling to navigate "byzantine" abortion restrictions. Right-rated coverage accentuated how allocating Medicaid funding to abortion travel would be "likely violating" the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the federal financing of abortion.

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