Biden to sign executive order boosting US contraception access

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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order aimed at strengthening access to contraception, the White House said, a year after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion...

The executive order will give women with private health insurance under the government-subsidized Affordable Care Act access to all Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptives, the White House said in a statement...

Last year, the Supreme Court decided to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion and left it up to each state to decide...

"In the last year, women have been denied essential medical care to preserve their health and even save their lives," the White House said.. "President Biden and Vice President Harris stand with the majority of Americans who believe the right to choose is fundamental-and who have made their voices heard at every opportunity since the Supreme Court's decision," it added...

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