More than 80 House Democrats urged President Biden to declare a new public health emergency after the Supreme Court overturned the abortion ruling Roe v. Wade.
signed a letter urging President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to declare a public health emergency to mitigate the"full-scale reproductive health crisis" from the Supreme Court overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion case.
"Abortion bans can unnecessarily impede lifesaving medical procedures in the event of pregnancy complications or loss," the Democrats argued in the letter."Health experts warn that in the aftermath of this disastrous ruling, the U.S. maternal mortality rate — which is already the highest in the developed world — is certain to rise, with disproportionate impacts on communities of color.
The Democrats argued for a federal government intervention, claiming that"the impacts of this ruling are not limited to health systems in states where abortion is now illegal." They mentioned"the spillover effects of state laws banning abortion on the health systems in neighboring states that protect the legal right to abortion.