The White House has been exploring options for Biden to take executive action to safeguard abortion rights, but his options are limited. Many Republican-controlled states are poised to severely restrict abortion, or even ban it outright.
“But it also goes back to people in the states to have a say in the process.” “A lot of lives are going to be saved,” McCarthy told reporters. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., applauded the decision. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the court’s ruling “is outrageous and heart-wrenching” and fulfills the Republican Party’s “dark and extreme goal of ripping away women’s right to make their own reproductive health decisions.” “States may not ban mifepristone based on disagreement with the FDA’s expert judgment about its safety and efficacy,” Garland said. He also noted that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of mifepristone, a drug used to end pregnancies. Utah ‘trigger law’ banning abortion to go into effect after Roe v. In a statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department “will work tirelessly to protect and advance reproductive freedom.” He said that in addition to protecting providers and those seeking abortions in states where it remains legal, “we stand ready to work with other arms of the federal government that seek to use their lawful authorities to protect and preserve access to reproductive care.” Although nationwide legislation ensuring access to abortion appears out of reach, more Democratic victories at the state level could limit Republican efforts to ban the practice. “This has been a long time coming and it’s a welcome decision,” he said.īiden and other Democrats hope to use outrage over the court decision to rally voters in November’s midterm elections. Garrett Bess, with Heritage Action for America, a lobbying arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation, said his organization would be working in states to continue efforts to limit abortion. When she learned of the decision, she said, “I had to come here.”Ī competing faction demonstrated in favor of the ruling, holding signs saying “the future is anti-abortion″ and “dismember Roe.” “It’s a painful day for those of us who support women’s rights,” said Laura Free, an Ithaca resident and women’s rights historian who came to Washington to do research. One chanted into a bullhorn, “legal abortion on demand” and “this decision must not stand.” Some shouted “the Supreme Court is illegitimate.” Outside the Supreme Court, a crowd of abortion supporters swelled to the hundreds after the ruling was issued.
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