Biden To Sign Memorandum To Ensure Access To Abortion Pills

Dillon BurroughsJanuary 22, 2023

President Joe Biden will issue a presidential memorandum on Sunday to protect access to abortion pills to mark 50 years since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.

According to the White House the Vice President Kamala Harris announced this memorandum in remarks made on Sunday in Florida.

“President Biden has emphasized the need to protect access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over 20 years and accounts for the majority of all abortions in the United States,” You can find more information at Fact Sheet The White House states.

The FDA issued a policy update in early February to allow retail pharmacies certification to distribute abortion medication via telehealth. Biden is responding to states’ attempts to discredit pharmacies from FDA certification.

“The Presidential Memorandum directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to consider new guidance to support patients, providers, and pharmacies who wish to legally access, prescribe, or provide mifepristone—no matter where they live,” The Fact Sheet.

According to reports, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General will collaborate with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security “to consider new actions to ensure that patients can access legal reproductive care, including medication abortion from a pharmacy, free from threats or violence.”

On Sunday, President Joe Biden issued a statement to commemorate the 50th anniversary. Roe v. Wade decision.

“Today, instead of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, we are acknowledging that last year, the Supreme Court took away a constitutional right from the American people,” Biden spoke in the statement.

“Republicans in Congress and across the country continue to push for a national abortion ban, to criminalize doctors and nurses, and to make contraception harder to access. It’s dangerous, extreme, and out of touch,” He added.

This effort comes after a landmark Year for the Pro-Life Movement that saw Roe v. Wade In June, the Supreme Court overturned abortion laws and they were returned to their respective states. Numerous states have since added further restrictions on abortion, including Oklahoma. near-total abortion bans.

Since The FDA’s policy change, a group of 22 attorneys general sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf asking the agency to reverse its decision to certify retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills.

“The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to abandon commonsense restrictions on remotely prescribing and administering abortion-inducing drugs is both illegal and dangerous,” the letter read. “In direct contravention of longstanding FDA practice and congressional mandate, the FDA’s rollback of important safety restrictions ignores both women’s health and straightforward federal statutes. We urge you to reverse your decision.”