Biden shields abortion rights, says Republicans clueless about women's power
India Today
Signing a second executive order aimed at protecting abortion rights, US President Joe Biden said that the Supreme Court and Republicans are clueless about the power of American women.
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the Supreme Court and Republicans are clueless about the power of American women as he signed a second executive order aimed at protecting abortion rights.
The order asks the federal health department to consider allowing Medicaid funds to be used to help facilitate out of state travel for abortions. Like Biden's first order signed in July, it is meant to address the recent Supreme Court decision to end the nationwide constitutional right to abortion.
It is expected to have limited impact, as Republicans in US states push a wave of laws restricting abortion, access to medication and funding for such services.
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The president's actions come a day after Kansas voters rejected one such effort, to remove abortion protections from the state's constitution. The vote was a resounding win for the abortion rights movement in the first statewide electoral test since the Supreme Court ruling.
"I don't think the court has any notion for that matter or the Republican party for that matter...how women are going to respond. They don't have a clue about the power of American women," Biden said. "Last night in Kansas they found out."
He called the Kansas result a "decisive victory" and said voters in the state sent a "powerful signal" that makes clear politicians should not interfere with the fundamental rights of women.
