It can still be incredibly difficult for U.S. women to get access to the right birth control—but last week, President Biden issued an executive order that could finally make a difference.
Biden issued the wide-ranging order, which includes several directives to protect and expand access to contraception, almost exactly one year after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. As part of his mandates, the president instructed federal agencies to address widespread insurance-industry practices that prevent women from accessing their preferred birth control. The order was issued two months after Fortune published an investigation into those problems.
