Biden signs executive order to safeguard access to abortion and contraception

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Finally, the executive order seeks to protect the security of abortion clinics that have been the site of anti-abortion demonstrations and have faced violent threats from "Republican extremists".
58% : DHHS responded with additional funding for family-planning services and holding a meeting with insurance companies to ensure that contraceptive coverage will still be available under the Affordable Care Act.
48% : While the executive order fails to include measures that abortion advocates and Democratic lawmakers have suggested, such as a commitment from the US Department of Justice to get involved in lawsuits to defend the right to abortion and the use of Medicaid resources to fund travel for those who need to cross state lines for an abortion, it has been recognised as an important first step toward combatting the infringement of civil liberties.
41% : US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on abortion to ease access to medical services for abortion and contraceptives in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion provided by Roe v. Wade.

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