两周后最高法院推翻了罗伊诉韦德案美国总统乔·拜登周五签署了一项行政命令，旨在保护全国范围内的堕胎权利，尽管一些州试图禁止或严格限制堕胎。
拜登在白宫罗斯福厅与副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯和卫生与公众服务部部长泽维尔·韦塞拉一起发表讲话，谴责法院两周前的决定是“极端的”和“完全错误的”
总统还特别敦促女性通过在今年11月以创纪录的人数参加投票来实践她们的“政治权力”，并表示这是通过给予国会民主党人所需的多数席位来将堕胎权编入联邦法律，从而逆转法院裁决的“最快方式”。
“这不是想象中的恐怖，”拜登说。“这已经发生了。就在上周，它是报道称一名10岁的女孩我是一名强奸受害者——10岁——她被迫去州外的印第安纳州寻求终止妊娠，也许可以挽救她的生命。"
“想象一下那个小女孩，”他继续说道。“我是认真的，想象一下我是那个小女孩。”
这一行政行动正值拜登面临来自民主党同僚的压力，要求他采取更有力的行动，特别是因为高等法院6月24日做出的决定在5月初被泄露。
他的命令在很大程度上终结了政府已经宣布的内容，包括对司法部的指示，以确保妇女可以前往其他州进行堕胎护理。
该命令旨在解决患者、医疗服务提供者和诊所面临的高风险，包括努力保护已经部署到州边界为外州患者提供护理的移动诊所。
白宫表示，拜登的行动指示司法部长梅里克·加兰(Merrick Garland)和白宫法律顾问召集志愿律师和组织，“鼓励患者、提供者和第三方在全国范围内合法寻求或提供生殖健康服务的强大法律代表。”
拜登还表示，他将为因医疗保健而出差的联邦工作人员提供假期，这可以为私营公司做同样的事情树立榜样。
亚马逊、星巴克和其他公司已经宣布扩大健康福利，以支付员工的差旅费，如果他们寻求堕胎，并且在他们居住的地方附近没有这种手术。
拜登还命令卫生与公众服务部采取“额外的行动来保护和扩大”药物流产、紧急避孕和宫内节育器的使用。
该机构奉命加强关于获得生殖保健服务(包括堕胎)的外联和公共教育工作，以便向公众提供可靠的信息。
患者隐私是拜登命令的另一部分，该命令采取额外措施解决敏感健康相关数据的传输和销售，打击与生殖保健服务相关的数字监控，并保护人们免受欺诈和欺骗行为的影响。
上周，民主党州长敦促拜登使用联邦设施和土地进行堕胎服务。
“我在说什么?退伍军人医院、军事基地和联邦政府在一些敌视妇女权利的州控制司法管辖权的其他地方，并确保其他妇女也能获得这些服务，”纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔建议道。
白宫似乎对这个想法不太感兴趣，称它可能有“危险的后果”。这个建议不会被包括在拜登的行政命令中。
拜登的行动中还不包括倡导者的几项提议，包括密歇根州民主党州长格雷琴·惠特默(Gretchen Whitmer)本周的建议，即政府应明确美国人可以合法地将堕胎药丸运过美加边境。
共和国总统拜登在最高法院推翻罗伊诉韦德案时说:“法院现在几乎敢让美国妇女去投票箱，恢复她们刚刚被剥夺的权利。”https://t.co/hU89lqC2AC pic.twitter.com/8SOkwhIOkq
— ABC新闻政治(@ABCPolitics)2022年7月8日
拜登说，最终要由国会将Roe编入法律，他会立即签署任何送到他办公桌上的法案。
众议院议长南希·佩洛西，来自加利福尼亚州的民主党人，周五表示，众议院将于下周投票通过一项法案，赋予全国妇女堕胎的权利。众议院在去年九月通过了这项立法，但是在五月在参议院没有通过。
民主党人制定Roe联邦法律的任何努力都可能在参议院停滞不前，他们需要10名共和党人的投票。
拜登建议进行阻挠议事，将堕胎权纳入联邦法律，但两名民主党参议员乔·曼钦和凯尔斯滕·西内马反对改变参议院的长期规则。
总统呼吁妇女在今年11月以创纪录的人数参加投票，选举更多支持堕胎权利的民主党人。拜登直接引用了最高法院的多数意见，强调“女性并非没有选举或政治权力。”
拜登说:“你们，美国妇女，你们决定这个问题的结果。”。
拜登发表了强烈谴责法院和共和党的言论，并警告说，许多其他未被列举的隐私权——如同性婚姻和避孕——可能面临风险。
拜登说:“我们不能允许失控的最高法院与共和党内的极端分子合作，剥夺我们的自由和个人自主权。”。
Biden signs executive order on abortion access amid pressure from Democrats
Two weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to abortion nationwide despite efforts by some states to outlaw or severely restrict it.
Speaking from the Roosevelt Room of the White House alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Biden decried the court's decision two weeks ago as "extreme" and "totally wrong."
The president also urged women, specifically, to practice their "political power" by showing up to vote in record numbers this November, stating it's the "fastest way" to reverse the court's ruling by giving congressional Democrats the majorities they need to the codify abortion rights into federal law.
"This isn't some imagined horror," Biden said. "It is already happening. Just last week, it was reported that a 10-year-old girl was a rape victim -- 10 years old -- and she was forced to have to travel out of state to Indiana to seek to terminate the pregnancy and maybe save her life."
"Imagine being that little girl," he continued. "I'm serious, just imagine being that little girl."
The executive action comes as Biden faces pressure from his fellow Democrats to take more forceful action, especially since the decision handed down by the high court on June 24 was leaked in early May.
His order largely finalizes what has already been announced by the administration -- including instructions to the Justice Department to make sure women can travel out-of-state for abortion care.
The order addresses the elevated risks for patients, providers and clinics, which includes efforts to protect mobile clinics that have been deployed to state borders to offer care for out-of-state patients.
Biden's action, the White House said, directs Attorney General Merrick Garland and the White House counsel to convene volunteer lawyers and organizations to "encourage robust legal representation of patients, providers, and third parties lawfully seeking or offering reproductive health care services throughout the country."
Biden has also said he'll provide leave for federal workers traveling for medical care, which could set an example for private companies to do the same.
Amazon, Starbucks and other corporations have already announced expanded health benefits to pay for their employees' travel fees if they are seeking an abortion and the procedure is unavailable near where they live.
Biden is also ordering the Department of Health and Human Services to take "additional action to protect and expand" access to medication abortion, emergency contraception and IUDs.
The agency is instructed to increase outreach and public education efforts regarding access to reproductive health care services -- abortion included -- to get reliable information to the public.
Patient privacy is another part of Biden's order, which takes additional measures to address the transfer and sale of sensitive health-related data, combat digital surveillance related to reproductive health care services and protects people from fraudulent and deceptive practices.
Last week, Democratic governors urged Biden to use federal facilities and land for abortion services.
"What am I talking about? Veterans hospitals, military bases and other places where the federal government controls the jurisdiction in some of the states that are hostile to women's rights, and make sure that those services can be available to other women," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested.
The White House didn't seem too enthusiastic about the idea, stating it could have "dangerous ramifications." The suggestion will not be included in Biden's executive order.
Also not included in Biden's action are several proposals by advocates, including Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's recommendation this week that the administration make clear Americans can legally transport the abortion pill across the U.S.-Canadian border.
Pres. Biden on Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: "The Court now practically dares the women of America to go to the ballot box and restore the very rights they've just taken away." https://t.co/hU89lqC2AC pic.twitter.com/8SOkwhIOkq
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 8, 2022
Biden says it's ultimately up to Congress to codify Roe into law, and that he'd sign any bill sent to his desk immediately.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday the lower chamber will vote next week to pass a bill that will give women across the nation the right to an abortion. The House passed this legislation last September, but it failed in the Senate in May.
Any effort by Democrats to make Roe federal law would likely stall in the Senate, where they would need 10 Republican votes.
Biden suggested a filibuster carveout to enshrine abortion rights in federal law, but two Democratic senators -- Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema -- are opposed to changing the longstanding Senate rule.
The president called on women to turn out in record numbers this November to elect more Democrats who support abortion rights. Reading directly from the court's majority opinion, Biden emphasized that "women are not without electoral or political power."
"You, the women of America, you determine the outcome of this issue," Biden said.
Biden delivered strong words condemning the court and the Republican Party, warning that a slew of other unenumerated privacy rights -- such as same-sex marriage and contraception -- could be at risk.
"We cannot allow an out-of-control Supreme Court working in conjunction with extremist elements in the Republican Party to take away freedoms and our personal autonomy," Biden said.
