Biden Executive Order on Abortion Access Is Misleading and Full of Misinformation

President Joe Biden signs an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure access to abortions while Vice President Kamala Harris, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco look on at the White House in Washington on July 8, 2022. Samuel Corum, AFP/Getty Images

Commentary

After the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden directed his administration to find ways to provide increased access to abortions. That includes potentially funneling taxpayer dollars to transport women and girls who live in states with stricter abortion laws across state lines into states with more lenient ones.