Joe Biden signs executive order on abortion access in US

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order on abortion access as the issue continues to divide the societyFridays move came two weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v Wade and eliminated the constitutional protection of abortion rights for women across the country reports Xinhua news agencyThe executive order aims to safeguard access to reproductive health care services and protect the privacy of patients and their access to accurate information among other things according to the White HouseThe presidential order will however not fully restore abortion rightsIt also directs Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to submit a report within 30 days on those effortsThe President has also directed the attorney general and White House counsel to convene private volunteer attorneys and public interest organisations to encourage legal representation for those seeking or offering reproductive health servicesAbortion has been one of the most divisive issues in the USThe Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that the US Constitution generally protects the liberty to choose to have an abortionBut antiabortion groups have actively sought to have the decision overturned engaging in legal and public opinion battles with the other side on the issue over the past decadesThe Womens March has planned to rally in Washington DC on Saturday to pressure the White House to do more to protect abortion rightsThe rally is scheduled to start at the Franklin Square Park in the morning followed by a march to the White House and a sitin according to the organiserThe group estimated up to 10000 people will be in attendanceSince the Supreme Court abortion ruling at least nine states have instituted a neartotal ban on the procedure with the only exception being danger to the life of the motherOther states are now scrambling to protect abortion access amid legal challenges while abortion clinics are struggling to navigate patchworks of new lawsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever