Post by M. Hawbaker on Jun 17, 2022 11:20:57 GMT
The Biden administration is considering declaring a public-health emergency to protect abortion access, one of a number of proposals under consideration to use executive orders to blunt the impact of the expected overturning of Roe v. Wade, the New York Times reported.
While the move would almost certainly be met with legal challenges, the declaration of a public-health emergency could ostensibly allow the Department of Health and Human Services to suspend the state-based medical licensing regime so that blue-state doctors could perform abortions in states where abortion is outlawed or restricted.
Administration officials including White House counsel Dana Remus, director of its gender policy council Jennifer Klein, and the director of its domestic policy council, Susan Rice, are reviewing possible executive actions.
www.yahoo.com/news/biden-administration-weighs-declaring-public-162113805.html
While the move would almost certainly be met with legal challenges, the declaration of a public-health emergency could ostensibly allow the Department of Health and Human Services to suspend the state-based medical licensing regime so that blue-state doctors could perform abortions in states where abortion is outlawed or restricted.
Administration officials including White House counsel Dana Remus, director of its gender policy council Jennifer Klein, and the director of its domestic policy council, Susan Rice, are reviewing possible executive actions.
www.yahoo.com/news/biden-administration-weighs-declaring-public-162113805.html
