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Democrats hope to signal they are looking for ways to protect abortion access, but constraints have limited what can be accomplished. 

Biden administration says physicians must continue to offer procedure in such cases

The president boasted his administration would use ‘every tool available’ to secure abortion access. So why is his order so lacking?

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting women’s reproductive rights, a response to rising pressure from within his party to address last month’s Supreme Court ruling revoking federal protections for abortion with greater urgency and conviction — and a new attempt to galvanize voters…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting women’s reproductive rights, a response to rising pressure from within his own party to address last month’s Supreme Court ruling revoking federal protections for abortion with greater urgency and conviction.

Order directing HHS to expand access to two-pill abortion regimen criticized by some groups for not going far enough.

Order directs federal agencies to undertake a number of initiatives to protect the right of women to access reproductive health care

"I also would ask them to please pass a law. They have it in their power," HHS Secetary Xavier Becerra told NBC's "Meet The Press".

LOS ANGELES — The growing dominance of two new ultra-contagious omicron subvariants is prolonging a wave of coronavirus cases in California and sparking growing concerns from health officials that coming weeks could see significant spread and increased hospitalizations.