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A Visibly Angry Biden Signs Executive Order On Abortion

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President Biden, showing his anger that the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V Wade, signed an executive order that strengthened Federal protections for reproductive healthcare.  Via Yahoo News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was an exercise in "raw political power" and signed an executive order on Friday to help protect access to services to terminate pregnancies. Biden, a Democrat, has been under pressure from his own party to take action after the landmark decision last month to overturn Roe v Wade, which upended roughly 50 years of protections for women's reproductive rights. The president's powers are constrained because U.S. states can make laws restricting abortion and access to medication, and the executive order is expected to have a limited impact. "What we're witnessing wasn't a constitutional judgment, it was an exercise in raw political power," Bid...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v Wade. Justice Thomas Says Gay Marriage Is Next.

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It's official. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade.    No one was surprised by this because of the leaked draft but it still feels like a gut punch!  Additionally, in Justice Thomas' concurring opinion, he says that the court should revisit Marriage Equality.