Biden Restores Affordable Care Act; Reverses Trump Ban On US Aid For Abortion Providers
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Thursday, President Joe Biden signed two executive orders restoring the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid, and reversing Donald Trump s ban on federal funds to international NGOs that help women undergo abortions in critical circumstances.
Biden said the executive orders are basically, the best way to describe them, to undo the damage Trump has done. This afternoon, I took action to restore and strengthen Americans access to quality, affordable health care. The issue is personal to me - and now more than ever, I m committed to ensuring everyone has access to the care they need, he later tweeted.
Joe Biden’s Saudi Arabian Arms Sale Freeze is Not Enough for Yemen
It only constitutes the beginning of a process to successfully disengage the United States and other regional actors militarily from the conflict.
The Biden administration’s January 26 announcement of a temporary freeze of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marks a major step towards peace in Yemen. At the same time, it only constitutes the beginning of a process to successfully disengage the United States and other regional actors militarily from the conflict. As a next step, Biden’s team should extend the freeze and extract meaningful shifts in behavior from both Saudi Arabia and the UAE to achieve foreign policy goals that save lives and ultimately end the conflict in Yemen.
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Biden to drop Trump’s antiabortion ‘global gag rule.’ Here’s what that means for abortion access worldwide.
The decades of Washington-imposed whiplash have left sexual and reproductive health and rights programs around the world scrambling to secure funding.
By Miriam BergerWashington Post
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Soon after he took office, President Donald Trump reinstated and expanded a policy known by its critics as the “global gag rule,” which bars U.S. funding for organizations abroad that perform abortions – or offer information about them.
On Thursday, a week into his presidency, Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order rescinding the policy.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 1. Policy. Women should have access to the healthcare they need. For too many women today, both at home and abroad, that is not possible. Undue restrictions on the use of Federal funds have made it harder for women to obtain necessary healthcare. The Federal Government must take action to ensure that women at home and around the world are able to access complete medical information, including with respect to their reproductive health.
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