06/28/2022

Biden Health Secretary Pledges Medication Abortion Access

Xavier Becerra called SCOTUS' ruling 'despicable'

President Joe Biden’s top health official said Tuesday that “every option is on the table” when it comes to helping women access abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

But the administration’s options are limited despite its strong criticism of the Supreme Court’s decision Friday. Biden called the ruling “a sad day for the court and the country.” Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services, on Tuesday called it “despicable.”

The decision puts abortion rights smack in the middle of the November elections, both for Congress and in the states.

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