US President Joe Biden is open condemned The Supreme Court’s decision in the country that states can ban abortions from June 24. Abortions have been allowed for around 50 years as a constitutionally protected right, since the high-profile case “Roe v. Wade” in 1973. But that right was revoked in a court decision in June. This is because abortion is no longer considered a constitutionally protected right.
The decision that was made June 24 this year has had effects across the globe. Among other things, new laws to protect the right to abortion in Europe can be passed in the wake of the American decision. Protests have broken out in the United States, as reported by the news agency Reuters. In Mexico, abortion has been allowed since September last year, and several women are now expected to travel to the neighboring country for safe abortions.
President Biden has said he wants to protect women’s right to abortion and contraception. Through a presidential decision, he now instructs the Ministry of Health to protect the right to abortion pills, reports the political magazine Politico. The ministry will also strengthen the so-called “Obamacare” in its work to offer free or subsidized medical care for abortion patients. An intervention group of free lawyers is set up to help people who are prosecuted for offering – or applying for an abortion. In addition, access to emergency medical care and contraceptives such as IUDs must be secured for the country’s women, according to the decision. It writes Politico.
“For example, such protection could mean the opportunity to travel to other states to receive care,” the White House wrote in a press release.
Until the Supreme Court decisions made, states did not have the opportunity to ban abortions, in accordance with current practice. But since June 24, the states themselves can decide whether abortion should be allowed.
The measures on Friday, July 8, will not restore the right to abortion for the millions of women in the United States who were left without them. Political experts have discussed that the abortion issue could become an election issue before the congressional election in November. Congress may decide to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision – but if the Democrats lose their narrow majority among members of the election, it will probably not happen, writes CNN.