Abortion Pills The Next Battleground In US Reproductive Fight
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President Joe Biden has ordered health officials to make sure abortion pills were available to American women.
As conservative US states rush to enact abortion bans following the Supreme Court's bombshell decision, the fight over reproductive rights in America is poised to shift to a new battleground: abortion-inducing pills.
With little other means at its disposal, the Biden administration will focus on expanding access to abortion pills for women living in states where the procedure is banned or restricted -- while those states and powerful conservative groups are sure to mount legal challenges to prohibit their use.
Hours after the high court shredded 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion rights on Friday, President Joe Biden ordered health officials to make sure abortion pills were available to American women.
"I will do all in my power to protect a woman's right in states where they will face the consequences of today's decision," he said in televised address to the nation.
