Kansas Voters Resoundingly Protect Their Access To Abortion
The proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution would have added language stating that it does not grant the right to abortion.
LEARN MOREPresident Biden To Sign Executive Order Protecting Travel For Abortion
The order will allow states who haven't banned abortion to apply for Medicaid waivers to help them treat women who've traveled from out of state.
President Biden To Sign Executive Order Protecting Travel For Abortion
Susan Walsh / AP
August 3, 2022
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will sign an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure.
More specifically, one of the directives the president will issue will allow states that have not outlawed abortion to apply for specific Medicaid waivers that would, in effect, help them treat women who have traveled from out of state.
The order will also call on health care providers to comply with federal nondiscrimination laws and streamline the collection of key data and information on maternal health at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The details were described by senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the executive order ahead of a formal announcement.
President Biden, who continues to isolate in the White House residence after a rebound case of COVID-19, will sign the executive order as he helps launch a federal task force on access to reproductive care, led by Vice President Kamala Harris, the officials said.
The new order nonetheless falls short of what many Democratic lawmakers and abortion advocacy groups have demanded of the Biden administration since the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the landmark 1973 ruling Roe vs. Wade. One chief ask has been for President Biden to declare a public health emergency on abortion, which White House officials have said would do little to free up federal resources or activate new legal authorities.
Wednesday’s order is the latest in a series of executive actions from the Biden administration since the constitutional right to an abortion was eliminated in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June.
Separately, on Tuesday, the Justice Department sued Idaho over its statute that criminalizes abortions, with Attorney General Merrick Garland arguing that it violates federal law.
Additional reporting by The Associated Press.
3:42
Hollywood is personifying abortion like never before
More films and shows are bringing up the topic of abortion than ever before, but experts say their depictions aren't entirely accurate.
By Scripps News6:33
VP Harris rallies against GOP push to roll back abortion rights
The White House is trying to show it is determined to restore abortion rights, even though there's little chance of progress on that front in D.C.
By Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP2:41
March for Life returns to DC with new post-Roe v. Wade focus
This is the first time the March for Life has occurred since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
By Patrick Semansky / APTop Stories
2:45
Lawmakers demand police reform at State of the Union
Civil rights leaders say having victims of police violence in the audience on Tuesday will help humanize the issue of police brutality.
By Cliff Owen / AP2:00
President Biden's State of the Union highlights economic promises
The economy is one of the key topics President Joe Biden will touch on Tuesday during his State of the Union address.
By AP2:56
How is winter changing?
A warmer winter is preventing ice from forming on the Great Lakes, which have steadily lost ice cover since the 1970s.
By Samantha Deleo / AP