Joe Biden Outlines How He Will Battle States Over Abortion in Post-Roe U.S.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Newsweek

President Joe Biden has outlined how his administration will potentially battle state governments that introduce restrictions on abortion that could violate federal law in the wake of the Roe v. Wade being overturned.

Biden made the remarks early on Saturday as he signed a new bipartisan gun control bill into law and he also took aim the Supreme Court for making "terrible decisions."

The president echoed comments he had made in an address to the nation on Friday following the publication of the Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and expressed a commitment to guaranteeing women's right to cross state lines in order to access abortion services.

Most abortions are now illegal or soon to become illegal in 16 states after the Court's conservative majority voted to overturn the landmark abortion rulings Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-outlines-how-he-will-battle-states-over-abortion-in-post-roe-u-s/ar-AAYRDX7

[aocommunalpunch]

1. An outline of potential approaches?

I read it and found it to be more sympathy and quotes about disappointment/outrage. "Everything in my power..." doesn't show much. I certainly hope people know you're on their side. What is the actual approach?

[agingdem]

2. Biden's seeing 2022 midterm win

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and he's not going to blow it..you can bet Biden, his legal staff, and the DOJ have been hard at work preparing for this since the leak..

[in2herbs]

14. During his campaign and once elected he said that he'd form a committee to submit

suggestions on how to reform the court and that report would be due by April. It's 15 months later and nothing. TBH there have been a few leaks of this report and the portions of the report that have been leaked recommended that the court not be expanded.

[sl8]

16. This report?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SCOTUS-Report-Final-12.8.21-1.pdf

Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
FINAL REPORT
December 2021

[in2herbs]

20. Yes. TY. For all practical purposes I don't see any of these proposals being approved

by the Rs in Congress. I think Biden should speak of this in greater detail before the election. If voters see some light at the end of the tunnel maybe they'll vote and vote D.

I am going to read the report in greater detail over the coming days.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. Sometimes

folks have to be spoon-fed.

Thank you for posting that link (I just saved that report)!

[agingdem]

19. He doesn't have the votes to expand the court...

let's see what happens after the midterms...fingers crossed

[regnaD kciN]

23. Democrats need to run a unified "Unpack the Court" midterm campaign...

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Did you actually go to WH.gov to look for the Fact Sheet?

Please bookmark/Favorite this link - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ (and use it often)

Fact Sheets, Remarks, Bill Signing Statements, Summaries of pressers including the daily ones by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Summaries ( "Readouts" ) by spokespeople, etc., are chronologically listed.

Some media outlets are just too fucking lazy to include links to related material because they know this will happen (and they just laugh and laugh at Democrats) -



Here is the FACT SHEET - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-actions-in-light-of-todays-supreme-court-decision-on-dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization/

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Actions In Light of Today’s Supreme Court Decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

June 24, 2022 • Statements and Releases

Today, President Biden announced actions that his Administration is taking to protect women who will face the grave consequences of today’s Supreme Court decision. This decision expressly took away a Constitutional right from the American people that it had recognized for nearly 50 years – a woman’s right to choose, free from government interference.

This decision will have devastating consequences in the lives of women around the country.

The President made clear that the only way to secure a woman’s right to choose is for Congress to restore the protections of Roe as federal law. Until then, he has announced two actions the Administration is taking to protect women.

Protecting the Right to Seek Medical Care

As the Attorney General made clear, women must remain free to travel safely to another state to seek the care they need.

A person has the right to travel between states for whatever reason they want – it is no one else’s business – especially the government’s. If a woman lives in a state that restricts abortion, the Supreme Court’s decision does not prevent her from traveling from her home to a state that allows it.

If any state or local official tries to interfere with women exercising this basic right, the Biden Administration will fight that deeply un-American attack.

Protecting Access to Medication

The President directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to protect women’s access to critical medications for reproductive health care that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration—including essential preventive health care like contraception and medication abortion.

More than 20 years ago, the FDA approved mifepristone to safely end an early pregnancy; this drug is also commonly used to treat miscarriages. The American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists wrote to President Biden and Vice President Harris, asking the federal government to protect access to this care. In the face of threats from state officials saying they will try to ban or severely restrict access to medication for reproductive health care, the President directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify all ways to ensure that mifepristone is as widely accessible as possible in light of the FDA’s determination that the drug is safe and effective—including when prescribed through telehealth and sent by mail.

***

[in2herbs]

17. Was the AG's proclamation made before Roe was overturned or was he concerned

enough to make it shortly after his appointment as AG?

When are the Ds going to act instead of react???

[BumRushDaShow]

18. I know "teh Google" can be difficult to use but try it sometimes

eh?

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-regarding-texas-sb8-0

Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, September 6, 2021

Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Regarding Texas SB8

The U.S. Department of Justice today issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland regarding Texas SB8:

“While the Justice Department urgently explores all options to challenge Texas SB8 in order to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons, including access to an abortion, we will continue to protect those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services pursuant to our criminal and civil enforcement of the FACE Act, 18 U.S.C. § 248.

“The FACE Act prohibits the use or threat of force and physical obstruction that injures, intimidates, or interferes with a person seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services. It also prohibits intentional property damage of a facility providing reproductive health services. The department has consistently obtained criminal and civil remedies for violations of the FACE Act since it was signed into law in 1994, and it will continue to do so now.

“The department will provide support from federal law enforcement when an abortion clinic or reproductive health center is under attack. We have reached out to U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and FBI field offices in Texas and across the country to discuss our enforcement authorities.

“We will not tolerate violence against those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services, physical obstruction or property damage in violation of the FACE Act.”

If you have an incident, concern, or questions, please contact the FBI at FBI.gov/tips or through the complaint portal civilrights.justice.gov.
Topic(s):
Civil Rights
Component(s):
Office of the Attorney General
Press Release Number:
21-837

[LonePirate]

3. There is nothing in that article about actions he would take.

Actions speak louder than words as they say and talk is cheap. I guess we need to work to convince our President of the dire circumstances we now face so that maybe he will put forth new proposals and actions he supports and would implement. Crickets aren't going to cut it.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. See this above

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2934672

[bucolic_frolic]

4. SCOTUS needs to be overturned

They are flipping reality on its head, eviscerating the legal code. No law is safe, even the one that set them up, Marbury v. Madison, which was quite controversial at its time.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. We are lucky to have a leader like President Biden

Link to tweet

[867-5309.]

6. What action?

I didn't see any in the article - just something about fighting states who try to ban travel.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2934672

[867-5309.]

12. Come on man

I didn't say fuck the Democrats. I'm questioning what actions are in this outline.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Did you look at the Fact Sheet? It's even copied verbatum in that post.

The ruling JUST came out yesterday and this is the initial "outline" where you will have both HHS and DOJ working on the specifics as they review how states are trying to overstep federal authority.

Right off the bat, DOJ has said that no state can refuse to allow people to travel between states. HHS (through FDA) has approved medications that I believe last year, were fully approved to be allowable through mail-order and states can't refuse to allow those medications to come into their state since the Commerce Clause of the Constitution gives that authority to the federal government, NOT the states.

We truly do need a Civics 101 Group here on DU.

[867-5309.]

24. My bad - I saw the chart at the top and thought that was all

Have to work on my scrolling skills.

That said, it's a pretty tepid response. Basically saying they'll try to keep more rights from being taken.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. "That said, it's a pretty tepid response."

And thus the chart that you originally didn't scroll past the first time, applies.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

"Fuck the democrats"

The ruling JUST came out the day the Fact Sheet was uploaded and they would have to literally comb through each of the opinions to determine how far this went. I.e., there were apparently 2 different decisions - one that was 6 - 3 and the other 5 - 4 -

(snip)

The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The vote was 5-4 to overturn Roe, with conservative Chief Justice John Roberts writing separately to say he would have upheld the Mississippi law without taking the additional step of erasing the Roe precedent altogether.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-overturns-abortion-rights-landmark-2022-06-24/

The 213 page ruling is here - https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

They will also have to confirm what additional states intend on doing aside from those that have already acted before this decision (including those who added or plan to add "trigger" laws).

You can't preemptively act on something that hasn't gone into effect. For example, that Texas law that passed back last September is an example where attempts to preemptively sue to halt it were tossed aside by the courts, not only due to lack of standing, but due to it not yet having been actually "used" (where it has the nonsensical "private citizen" vigilante reporting thing).

Again, DU seriously needs the Civics 101.

[rockfordfile]

22. Vote out republicans. It's not voting that allowed this to happen

It's simple.

[Dysfunctional]

8. Some people are writing that Biden didn't say what he or the federal government will do.

There isn't much he can do as far as the states not allowing abortions, but there are things he and the federal government can do if other laws are passed. He has said that states can not stop a woman from crossing state lines to get an abortion and the government will protect women's rights and reproductive health.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. There is a FACT SHEET out (was issued yesterday)

with the initial steps - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2934672

It's in he media's best interest to not promote this administration.

[in2herbs]

15. In those states that enact travel restrictions, do you think that the lowly human resources

staff member, who is just following the dicta by corporations that have said they will provide travel assistance, is going to risk going to jail for aiding and abetting the employee who needs to travel to get her abortion? I think not.

[onetexan]

26. Quickest & best way is end the filibuster