Biden signs executive order protecting abortion access after Dobbs

Two weeks after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, President Biden signs an executive order directing federal agencies to take actions to protect and expand access to reproductive healthcare. Key provisions include directing HHS to expand access to medication abortion and ensure it can be dispensed by mail, protecting patient privacy under HIPAA to prevent states from accessing medical records to enforce abortion bans, directing the DOJ to file briefs defending women's right to travel across state lines for abortions, and providing legal assistance to those affected by state bans. Biden calls the order a necessary executive response to a Congress that won't act and courts that have stripped constitutional rights.