Department of Health and Human Services Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/department-of-health-and-human-services/ A platform for change Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:41:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Biden signs executive order on abortion access and legal backing https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2022/07/biden-signs-executive-order-on-abortion-access-and-legal-backing/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:00:54 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11627 President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday designed to expand access to medication abortion and education about legally available abortion options, as well as provide legal backing for people seeking or providing abortions. Biden suggested that there is little he can do independently to address abortion rights, and encouraged people  — particularly women — […]

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]]> Biden administration officials offer few details on medication abortion protections https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2022/06/biden-administration-officials-offer-few-details-on-medication-abortion-protections/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:00:26 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11438 Despite President Joe Biden’s recent vows to use his presidential power to protect abortion rights, a top administration official declined to clarify when or how the executive branch would respond to growing enforcement of state laws that ban access to the procedure. When the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday, Biden indicated […]

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