Biden's new Presidential Memorandum
Today (1/22/2013) is the 50th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision that made abortion legal.
Joe Biden picked today to issue a new presidential memorandum to protect access to abortion pills.
Here is the actual release from the White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Presidential Memorandum on Ensuring Safe Access to Medication Abortion
Vice President Harris Will Announce Presidential Memorandum in Remarks in Florida to Mark 50 th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
On what would have been the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade , President Biden will issue a Presidential Memorandum on Further Efforts to Protect Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services. Vice President Harris will announce the Presidential Memorandum in Florida later today, where she will speak about the next steps in the fight for reproductive rights and reinforce the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to protecting access to abortion, including medication abortion.
Since the day of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , President Biden has emphasized the need to protect access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over 20 years and accounts for the majority of all abortions in the United States.
Earlier this month, the FDA took evidence-based action to support safe access to mifepristone by allowing the continued use of telehealth to prescribe the medication and creating a new option for certified pharmacies to dispense it to patients.
Some state officials have taken steps to try to prevent women from legally accessing medication abortion and to discourage pharmacies from becoming certified by the FDA.
Today, President Biden will sign a Presidential Memorandum to further protect access to medication abortion.
In the face of barriers to medication abortion and concerns about the safety of patients, healthcare providers, and pharmacists, today’s Presidential Memorandum announces actions to:
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- Protect Legal Access to Medication Abortion. The Presidential Memorandum directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), to consider new guidance to support patients, providers, and pharmacies who wish to legally access, prescribe, or provide mifepristone—no matter where they live.
- Safeguard Patient Safety and Security. To ensure that patients understand their right to access reproductive healthcare despite roadblocks, the Presidential Memorandum directs the Secretary of HHS, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of DHS, to consider new actions to ensure that patients can access legal reproductive care, including medication abortion from a pharmacy, free from threats or violence. The President has long made clear that people should have access to reproductive care free from harassment, threats, or violence. Pharmacies should be treated no differently.
The Attorney General and the Secretaries of HHS and DHS will also provide recommendations to the White House Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access, which was established by President Biden in Executive Order 14076, on additional ways to address barriers faced by patients, providers, and pharmacies in safely and legally accessing or providing medication abortion, consistent with evidence-based requirements set by the FDA.
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Here is the Fox spin on this important memorandum:
Biden issues memorandum to protect access to abortion pills
Roe v. Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court in a June 2022 landmark decision
President Biden issued a presidential memorandum Sunday on what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in an effort to protect access to abortion pills across the country.
Vice President Kamala Harris made the announcement during her remarks in Florida as she spoke on the administration's efforts to expand abortion rights.
"Members of our Cabinet and our administration are now directed as of the president's order to identify barriers to access to prescription medication and to recommend actions to make sure that doctors can legally prescribe, that pharmacies can dispense and that women can secure safe and effective medication," Harris said during her remarks in Tallahassee, Florida.
"The Presidential Memorandum on Further Efforts to Protect Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services will direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) "to consider new guidance" for entities and individuals – including patients, medical providers, and pharmacies – that wish to "legally access, prescribe, or provide mifepristone" across the U.S., according to a statement released by the White House.
The memorandum also directs the secretary of HHS along with the attorney general and the secretary of DHS to look into other means through which patients can access "legal reproductive care," including abortion medication from pharmacies, "free from threats or violence."
The attorney general and the HHS and DHS secretaries will also work with the White House Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access in addressing "barriers" patients, pharmacies and medical providers currently face when attempting to acquire abortion medication.
MARCH FOR LIFE ATTENDEES CALL FOR BANS AND SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
"At the same time that we work to protect this aspect of reproductive care, many states have gone even further and now have total bans in effect," Harris said during her remarks before continuing on to list several states that have already issued near-total abortion bans.
Harris also called upon Congress to pass a reproductive rights bill, saying Biden will sign it if so.
"So to all the friends and leaders, I say, let us not be tired or discouraged because we're on the right side of history," Harris said.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-issues-memorandum-protect-access-abortion-pills
Please notice that Fox embedded a link to the "MARCH FOR LIFE". They said, "ATTENDEES CALL FOR BANS AND SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN". I'm sure they want more "bans" on abortion butt, I question their "support for pregnant women".
Calling on Congress to pass a "reproduction rights bill" will probably ensure that the fucking House of Reprehensibles will not even vote on it.
Biden will probably need to use an Executive Order like the one below:
Gender Policy Council
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- GENDER POLICY COUNCIL
The Gender Policy Council (GPC) was established by President Biden to advance gender equity and equality in both domestic and foreign policy development and implementation. The GPC covers a range of issues—including economic security, health, gender-based violence and education—with a focus on gender equity and equality, and particular attention to the barriers faced by women and girls. It also plays an essential role in the President’s efforts to advance equity in government policy for those who face discrimination and bias based on multiple factors—including members of the Black, Latina, Native American, AAPI, and LGBTQI+ communities, as well as persons with disabilities.
The GPC is led by Jennifer Klein, who serves as an Assistant to the President and the Director of the Gender Policy Council. The GPC is staffed by domestic and global gender policy experts, including a Senior Advisor on Gender-Based Violence.
The GPC works in coordination with the other White House policy councils and across all federal agencies to drive a strategic, whole-of-government approach to advance gender equality and gender equity, as part of the implementation of the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality in the U.S.
You can read the March 8, 2021 executive order establishing the Gender Policy Council here .
Joe Biden has always supported Women Rights. As you can see he also supports civil rights of the LGBTQI community and, of course, the rights of the AAPI community.
"Can't we all just get along?" - Rodney King
UPDATE: Attorneys General of 22 Red States have said their states wouldn't "comply" with the Biden Presidential Memorandum. And, of course, Governor DeSantis said Florida state will ignore the memorandum.
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The women of the United States need to organize a peaceful revolution at the ballot box.
The majority of the voters in this country are women.
They need to join together to elect a Congress that will pass a law to protect a woman's right to choose.
theocrats taking away the right of individual freedom from 51% of americans is the fastest way I can think of for them to personally meet geezus. to listen to those thumper assholes one would think that all abortions take place when a woman goes into labor. it's just another example of religious over reach by a bunch of self righteous busybodies that seem to have a problem with the apparently incomplete and imperfect job their version of a omnipotent deity has done. it's time to treat the fringe activist elements of religion as the businesses that they are and tax them.
It seems to escape you how many women are against your position. In my mind's eye, I imagine you going door to door, trying to drum up support from women for such a thing as you suggest and, when you meet a woman who's completely against your position, you stand there gaping at something you find incomprehensible.
It depends on where you live. In my area, you would be right. But in big blue cities I bet you would be wrong
No, actually. My point is that women are not a homogenous entity that will all have the same view concerning the issue. But even in blue cities, there are women who would not support al Jizzerror's view. That's the point. He speaks as if he assumes they would all be of one mind because of what he believes about the issue precludes any other possibility.
I'm talking about a majority not assuming that all women in blue cities think the same. I would think even you would understand that
I do understand it. What I'm responding to is your lack of understanding of the comment you originally replied to. My statement was correct, yet you tried to twist it into something where you could say it was wrong. It wasn't.
It seems to escape you that the majority of women are pro-choice (I never said ALL women are pro-choice).
Those women plus the many pro-choice men vastly out number the religious bigots who are anti-abortion.
About six-in-ten Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases
Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the United States, and it is one that sharply divides Americans along partisan, ideological and religious lines.
Today, a 61% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 37% think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases. These views are relatively unchanged in the past few years.
Um, yeah.
The context indicates that you are referring to all women. Hence, my statement. Don't blame me for your sloppy writing.
68% of ALL women voters in US support safe and legal abortions. So a super-majority of American women in the US support safe and legal abortions. Of course in some deluded half-wit poorly educated right wing religious conservatives 'minds eye' they reject reality and wrongly believe that the majority of women in America actually support their narrow fucked up warped religious views on abortion where a God that apparently miscarries more than half of all fertilized eggs gives a fuck about whether a woman terminates the same fertilized egg by choice.
Female voters that support Roe vs. Wade U.S. by party 2018 | Statista
Do you feel better now?
That's fucking hilarious.
I never used the word "all". I said women "need to organize".
Then I posted this:
"The majority of the voters in this country are women." Comment ( #1 )
(Hint) The majority women of women can organize and become the most influential group in the Democratic Party (the party that needs to codify Roe).
I don't know about Dismayed Patriot , butt I feel great!
Was it good for you?
Didn't say you did. However,
is pretty hard to read as not including every single woman in the United States. It is pretty clear you are speaking of women collectively. You can pretend it says something else, but hey, why not? That's what you guys do, right?
Anyway, I'm not going to bother wasting my time with this further. You stepped on it and are now trying to backtrack. I don't have time for that.
That's fucking bullshit.
is pretty hard to read as not including every single woman in the United States.
Why do you find my comment "hard to read" without thinking it applies to "every single woman in the United States?"
This is the third time I've clarified a simple post.
Fuck off.
Grammar, dude. Your statement includes all female members of the United States. That isn't an opinion. That's literally what your statement says. Learn grammar or deal with what you say.
Wow! Your Gramma must be very progressive, since she's a "dude".
I'm a published author, you?
My editor said, "That guy is nuts."
FUCK OFF (again).
About what I expected of you. Have a nice night.
About what I expected of you too.
So, for the third time... FUCK OFF! Troll.
Have a nice nightmare.
Your quoted sentence appears to be from someone who just wants to argue
He just wants to argue. He has nothing of substance to say so he will nit pick your comments
Oh no, you implied that he will nit pick ALL of my comments.
It's okay.
He kinda reminds me of Alice Cooper....
Ok...most of your comments
xxI was kinda hoping to hear from some of the NT women.
I assumed that some of them would support a woman's right to use abortion pills.
Maybe the NT women just aren't sufficiently motivated.
For additional motivation visit this site:
https://newstalkers.com/aljizzerror/sexgroup_jizzparticipation\cuminsidemetonight.nowineedtthepill
This shouldn't just be a women's issue. The Right to Privacy is under attack by the reactionaries. We should all be very concerned.
Justice Samuel Alito doesn't believe in anyone's "Right to Privacy".
That's why he leaked the draft of his own decision to Politico.
He believes he has a right to privacy
There is no right to privacy.
So you have no right to privacy arkie?
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Butt,Associate Justice Samuel Aleako doesn't believe anyone else has any rights (except 2nd Amendment rights).
MOOT POINTS, GUN LAWS AND THE SUPREME COURT
The Journal’s editorial board would like to blame us for the failure of a major 2nd Amendment challenge at the Supreme Court.
The Journal’s editorial board joined Justice Samuel Alito to blame us for the failure of a major Second Amendment challenge at the Supreme Court (“ The Chief Justice Ducks on Gun Rights ,” April 28). The Justice alleges that we somehow “manipulated” the court. That’s rich, in light of the right-wing dark-money machine surrounding the court.
And check out this new article:
Alito and Thomas encourage opponents of gun control laws to keep pressure on the courts
Should he be allowed to do that? It clearly shows he is not non-partisan and definitely has an opinion before a case is brought to court
Maybe not in whatever fascist shithole country you live in, but in America we have fundamental privacy rights. Otherwise, for example, the police would feel free to enter anyone's home without a warrant, or tap anyone's phone.
You have the right to be secure in your property, person and papers but there is no specific right to privacy. If something can be openly seen it can be used against you. That is why your car can be searched if a drug dog indicates it detects drugs. It is why that if I am searching your home with a warrant for drugs and find an illegal weapon in a drawer it also can get you busted
You will find US Supreme Court cases that refer to the right of privacy. Even James Madison in the Federalist papers discusses a right of privacy:
www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/the-pursuit-of-justice/pursuit-justice-chapter-16-finding-right-privacy/
If something can be openly seen that is the exact opposite of "private".
thumpers are going after women because they are programed by xtian dogma to believe that women are weak and subservient to all men. they won't stop until they either have a theocracy or get planted in the church parking lot.
If progressives love women and girls so much, why do they support the rights and actions of trans "women" and girls, over those of real, biological females?
The pro-abortion Dems had every chance to pass a reproductive bill before the midterms, now they will have to deal with their lack of action.
I have no problem with abortion if done as early as possible, and the abortion pill is a better and more private way to accomplish it.
It's fucking obvious that you have no idea what the concept of "equality" means.
This is from Biden's Executive Order that established the Gender Policy Council:
The Gender Policy Council (GPC) was established by President Biden to advance gender equity and equality in both domestic and foreign policy development and implementation. The GPC covers a range of issues—including economic security, health, gender-based violence and education—with a focus on gender equity and equality, and particular attention to the barriers faced by women and girls.
Because if they did it before midterms, it would eliminate any chance they have of being able to play the victim and blame others for their incompetence.
Ding ding ding ding ding... we have a winner here folks...
The Democrats had no chance of getting anything about abortion (or immigration or voting rights, etc.) through the Senate.
I see the Republicans on NewsTalkers have conveniently forgotten about the filibuster. The Dems never had the 60 votes required to get past the Republican's fucking stonewall in the Senate.
And you completely ignore the fact that the Democrats when they held the majority (just like the Republicans do now) could have passed a bill in the House and used any and all Republicans who voted against it as campaign fodder for the election cycle. You want to ignore that neither side really wants to solve this issue in a bi-partisan way much like immigration and so many other issues. Both sides would rather keep it as a club to beat the other side with.
If Republicans are smart (not taking bets on this) they would pass many bills in the House that the general public wants and send them to the Senate while publicizing them all to hell so that every voting person knows what the Senate is voting on and how the Senate vote may impact the general public. Hold that over the heads of the Democrats and basically dare them to fail to pass or even vote.
And yes, that statement in 3.2 is 100% true. It could be used by both parties.
But you keep beating that partisan drum...
You completely ignore reality while always supporting the 'right'
NO, you do not.
And you completely ignore reality.
The Democrats did pass a bill to modify Roe v Wade, I guess many Americans, like you, are ignorant about this:
House Democrats pass abortion bill codifying Roe v Wade without Republican support
None of the President Biden's executive actions can restore abortion rights. But Congress can pass laws to enshrine Roe v. Wade nationwide.
WASHINGTON–Facing mounting pressure to respond to a conservative Supreme Court ruling, House Democrats passed two bills Friday that would protect abortion rights and the women who travel across state lines for the procedure.
But there are major questions about whether either bill can get past a 50-50 Senate and reach President Joe Biden's desk.
So Democrats couldn't even get all of their own party to vote in favor of it. However you are correct, I did not remember that the House had passed that bill and sent it to the Senate. But they sure could have publicized it more.
I am not a woman but hell, I think I would rather just take a pill a day or so after...
LOL , even not being a woman there is an option open to men as well , simply disconnect the "plumbing " .....
when i had it done it was cheaper , less invasive , and had less recovery time than if a woman had the procedure done to them .
Ouch!
You're talking about birth control which is wonderful
Butt, when a woman is pregnant, it's too fucking late for any kind of birth control.
Women need solutions that will help them after the sperm reaches their eggs.
i look at it as i took the step for them so they dont have to worry about what you mentioned to begin with . its all in choices to me .
I applaud you for your choices. Vasectomies are much easier for men than tubals are for women. And vasectomies can be reversed
only way mine can be reversed is with some donor duct , when talking the different ways to have it done i opted to have a segment completely removed , the ends cauterized and then folded over and tied/ clipped .
i was pretty sure i didnt want anymore kids , the significant other at the time ..... lets just say there were no arguments after her last birthing ....
My spouse got snipped after his first daughter was born. He knew he didn't want any more children with the Beast from Hell. He got it reversed about 3 years after we got married.
I had a procedure done and can't have kids.
The Doc told me one time the only way I could have kids is if it was taken from my testicles by a needle...
Kinda stops those thoughts....
LMFAO!!!!!!
trout will like this one ...or anyone that was in the military.
just had a flashback to basic training and the rumor of the "square needle in the left nut " that use to circulate just before the mass immunizations ........
Condoms are less painful and they prevent most STDs.
And, I've never gotten pregnant.
I realize I'm going a bit off track regarding the abortion pill topic, but I've got a busy day and I'm getting to the nitty. If there is anyone here that thought the government was overstepping their bounds by mandating vaccines, imagine being a woman being forced by the government to have a baby that's unprepared for or unwanted. If the government is forcing childbirth, it should be fair for both parties. DNA testing immediately. The father shall be legally bound to provide 50% of the care (including childcare costs), welfare (health insurance), education and well-being of the child. If the father fails to provide for any of those legally binding obligations, the IRS gets involved. If payments are not made timely, paychecks should be garnished, liens placed on possessions and property, and any other legal means to prepare the originally unwanted child to live a full and happy life. Men should wear a condom at all times. Never leave birth control measures up to the woman only. Or the government will be a'knockin'. That's my proposal.
Almost 2k children a year die at the hands of their caretakers.
And those who say they're pro-life are lying. They're pro-birth. That's it. Once that precious baby leaves the birth canal, all bets are completely off. No assistance. If you ask for government assistance, you're a welfare queen. I highly doubt anyone here that is horrified at the thought of abortion has ever taken packages of diapers or formula or wipes to any of their neighborhood single mothers or donated them to shelters. They don't care about the "life" of the child. Just the birth.
If you don't like the abortion pill, don't use it. Five children die a day from abuse. And you don't want a pill.
Thank you
Seems so simple, doesn't it?
Mic Drop....
Shhhhhh! Don't go rocking the right wing religious conservative 'boat' narrative, they are desperate to divert focus onto the pro-choice crowd. No need to worry so much about the religious conservative parents 'beating' their religious indoctrination into children that are already born, and if those kids die after such a beating apparently it was just 'God's Will'. /s
Fuck yeah, gotta beat some sense into little shits.
"Spare the rod, spoil the child" - The unHoly Bible (written by ancient Hebrew goat herders)
*Please notice that the "makeameme.org" logo is not in the lower right corner of this meme.
When I make "controversial" content on their site it's marked "restricted". They know I can still use it so they remove their logo. I like that (because they did NOT delete my "controversial" content).
It also comes with a 15 to life prison sentence
Life begins at ejaculation. Let them legislate that.
OMG!
I'm a fucking mass murder.
When I gave you that pearl neckless, just think of all of those "beautiful pre-born babies'" that died (dried?).
Let's start legislating ejaculations that are not swimming up the canal to make babies. So all you master baiters and premature ejaculators....take notice
I always employ "fake" ejaculations when I have sex to protect all of those tiny "potential babies".
Then I go to the sperm bank and make deposits.
You may have noticed a new wing has been added to the sperm bank called "Jizzerror's".
It's nice that there's a place where everyone knows my name.
I see you have your very own staff, too. You must make lots of deposits
I'm a old Navy guy.
I like the "all hands on dick" technique.
That picture reminded me of an old joke...
An old man had been depressed for several years after his wife had passed so some of his old guy buddies decides to try and cheer him up by hiring a candy striper prostitute. The woman dressed in a very revealing nurses outfit shows up and knocks on the old mans door. When he opens the door the candy striper says in a sing song voice "Your friends wanted to cheer you up so they sent me to give you some super sex!" to which the old man replied "Okay, I'll take the soup!"...