From WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
Nancy Northup, CEO of Center for Reproductive Rights, argued in a Washington Post op-ed that there could be a way for President Biden to protect abortion nationwide on Thursday.
Last week, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which sent the issue of abortion back to state legislatures. Several states have already enacted trigger laws that severely limit or outright ban abortion within their jurisdiction.
Northup suggested that the court decision alone could create a health emergency “from all sectors.”
“The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is not only the most damaging setback to the rights of women in our country’s history — it also creates a staggering public health emergency requiring swift and definitive action from all sectors, including the Biden administration,” Northup wrote.
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Northup’s group originally defended Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the group at the center of the case. After the loss, she wrote that President Biden could still work around the ruling, using his executive power.
“It is in the Biden administration’s power to address this crisis immediately by declaring a public health emergency for abortion. Such a declaration would give the Department of Health and Human Services power to help patients get vital abortion care wherever they live. Under the declaration,… (Read more)
