Harris is Enacting Roe v. Wade Protections Federal law has been overturned by the Supreme Court.
“If I were president of the United States, I would sign legislation to restore and protect reproductive freedom in every state,” she said. Written in JulyThat would require not only a Democratic majority in Congress, but also 50 senators willing to do away with the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to pass most legislation.
Harris said last year that she and President Biden envision legislation that would mirror Roe, which, as amended by Planned Parenthood v. Casey, broadly protected the right to abortion until a fetus could survive outside the womb, but allowed a ban thereafter, subject to exceptions for medical emergencies. “We’re not trying to do anything that didn’t exist before last June,” Harris said. He told CBS News.
As a senator, she Was a sponsor She reiterated her support for the bill, called the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would go a little further than Roe by barring state-level regulations such as requiring doctors to perform certain tests or obtain admitting licenses at hospitals to perform abortions. 2022.
She also argued during her 2019 presidential run that states with a history of restricting abortion rights in violation of Roe should be able to “preclear” any new abortion laws, meaning that such laws would have to get federal approval before they take effect. Her campaign did not respond to requests to confirm whether she would support Roe if Congress codified it. (Without such codification, the proposal would be meaningless.)
Without a majority in Congress capable of codifying Roe, Biden’s cabinet could take executive action to Limiting the impact of state abortion bansHarris said. Shown support for those actions.
Ministry of Health and Human Services Reported to the hospital A new emergency room law will be enacted in 2022. Emergency Medical and Labor LawThe ministry mandates that abortions be performed if a doctor deems it necessary to stabilize a patient’s condition. (The policy is subject to a legal challenge, but the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on it.) In April, the ministry rule To conceal the medical records of many abortion patients from investigators and prosecutors.
