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HHS weighs abortion access actions, including possible health emergency declaration

The Biden administration is weighing additional actions to help people access abortions, which may include a public health emergency declaration.

The big picture: Both abortion rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers have urged the Department of Health and Human Services and President Biden to take such a step in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which they say has created a "full-scale reproductive health crisis" across the U.S.


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