There are actually full-scale abortion bans in 12 Republican-controlled states.

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The White House on Friday blasted the newest set of “radical” abortion restrictions in 4 extra states run by Republicans, signaling President Joe Biden’s dedication to lean on the problem forward of tight November congressional elections.

There are actually full-scale abortion bans in 12 Republican-controlled states, which had ready so-called set off legal guidelines able to be activated when the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade resolution guaranteeing automated rights to abortion entry nationwide.

“Today marks the latest attack against the fundamental rights of Americans as new abortion bans go into effect in Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned in a press release.

“These near-total abortion bans are part of a growing effort by Republican legislators to roll back the freedoms Americans have relied on for nearly half a century. Today’s radical steps take away women’s reproductive rights and put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians instead of women and their doctors,” she mentioned.

The Supreme Court ruling two months in the past put jurisdiction over abortion entry within the palms of particular person state legislatures, instantly turning swaths of the nation into areas the place getting the process has grow to be all however unimaginable.

Jean-Pierre echoed Biden’s frequent demand for Congress to cross a brand new legislation enshrining nationwide abortion rights and urged “people across the country to make their voices heard” forward of the November midterm elections, which can determine whether or not Democrats retain their slender maintain on the legislature.

Republicans have fought for many years to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade resolution and at last achieved their objective in a Supreme Court that tilted sharply to conservative interpretations of the structure after Donald Trump stuffed three vacancies throughout his one-term presidency.

Polls present the court docket’s ruling was unpopular with a majority of Americans, nonetheless, and Democrats hope the problem will assist them fend off a beforehand predicted sweep by Republicans within the midterms.

“I think the American people realize this is just beyond the pale, it goes too far,” Biden advised reporters on the White House.

Meanwhile, the White House is making an attempt to assist ladies who wish to circumvent the bans by supporting their journey to states that do enable abortions.

The well being division on Friday introduced elevated federal funding for states the place the authorities wish to assist such ladies.

“We have seen the gut-wrenching stories of women suffering and not getting the care they need because of newly-enacted laws that restrict abortion care,” Health Secretary Xavier Becerra mentioned.

The new federal help will “protect women’s access to reproductive care, including abortion,” he mentioned.

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