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Biden signs executive order on abortion access amid pressure from fellow Democrats
Biden spoke Friday morning “on defending entry to reproductive well being care companies.” The actions he outlined are meant to attempt to mitigate some potential penalties ladies in search of abortion could face after the ruling however are restricted of their means to safeguard entry to abortion nationwide.
Biden formalized directions to the Departments of Justice and Well being and Human Providers to push again on efforts to restrict the power of ladies to entry federally authorized abortion remedy or to journey throughout state strains to entry scientific abortion companies.
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Biden’s government order additionally directs companies to work to coach medical suppliers and insurers about how and when they’re required to share privileged affected person info with authorities – an effort to guard ladies who search or make the most of abortion companies. He additionally requested the Federal Commerce Fee to take steps to guard the privateness of these in search of details about reproductive care on-line and set up an interagency activity drive to coordinate federal efforts to safeguard entry to abortion.
The White Home mentioned it can additionally convene volunteer legal professionals to supply ladies and suppliers with professional bono authorized help to assist them navigate new state restrictions after the Supreme Courtroom ruling.
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The order, after the excessive court docket’s June 24 ruling that ended the nationwide proper to abortion and left it to states to find out whether or not or methods to enable the process, comes as Biden has confronted criticism from some in his personal social gathering for not appearing with extra urgency to guard ladies’s entry to abortion. The choice within the case referred to as Dobbs v. Jackson Girls’s Well being Group overturned the court docket’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
For the reason that resolution, Biden has burdened that his means to guard abortion rights by government motion is proscribed with out congressional motion.
“Finally, Congress goes to must act to codify Roe into federal regulation,” Biden mentioned final week throughout a digital assembly with Democratic governors.
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The tasking to the Justice Division and HHS is anticipated to push the companies to combat in court docket to guard ladies, nevertheless it conveys no ensures that the judicial system will take their facet in opposition to potential prosecution by states which have moved to outlaw abortion.
“President Biden has made clear that the one technique to safe a lady’s proper to decide on is for Congress to revive the protections of Roe as federal regulation,” the White Home mentioned. “Till then, he has dedicated to doing every part in his energy to defend reproductive rights and defend entry to secure and authorized abortion.”
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FILE photograph: View of the Chicago Hearth Division, the third largest municipal hearth division in america of America, within the Chinatown neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2014.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
WATCH | Highland Park capturing survivor tells her story
“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
SEE ALSO | Highland Park parade capturing short-term memorial opens subsequent to metropolis corridor
For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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