{"id":570381,"date":"2023-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/white-house-launches-potentially-consequential-fight-to-protect-abortion-pill\/"},"modified":"2023-04-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T21:00:00","slug":"white-house-launches-potentially-consequential-fight-to-protect-abortion-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-launches-potentially-consequential-fight-to-protect-abortion-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"#White House launches potentially \u2018consequential\u2019 fight to protect abortion pill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab79ac15d8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ab79ac15d8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-launches-potentially-consequential-fight-to-protect-abortion-pill\/#White_House_prepped_for_this\" >White House prepped for this<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-launches-potentially-consequential-fight-to-protect-abortion-pill\/#Fight_for_abortion_pill_could_be_%E2%80%98consequential\" >Fight for abortion pill could be \u2018consequential\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-launches-potentially-consequential-fight-to-protect-abortion-pill\/#New_privacy_protections\" >New privacy protections<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/misoprostol_041423getty_abortion-drugs.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In the post-Roe fight for reproductive rights, preserving federal control over broad access to the abortion pill is the Biden administration\u2019s\u00a0best chance to protect reproductive rights at the federal level.<\/p>\n<p>With the GOP-controlled House, codifying Roe v. Wade is not likely to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en anytime soon, and red states are moving quickly to restrict abortions \u2014 enough to accelerate the White House\u2019s fears that a national abortion ban could be coming.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Less than a week after a federal judge acted to roll back access to an abortion drug, the administration has launched a legal fight to uphold all parts of the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s (FDA) decades-old approval of mifepristone, as well as shored up other health care privacy protections.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Harris, who has been spearheading the White House\u2019s work to protect abortion access since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, warned this week that the mifepristone lawsuit \u201cis the next step to a nationwide abortion ban.\u201d White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre echoed that warning, saying the Texas-based judge\u2019s ruling on the abortion pill is part of the Republicans\u2019 overall plan to ban abortions.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2019s \u201chands really are tied in many ways at the moment\u201d because bringing back abortion rights is going to take winning elections and appointing new judges and justices, argued John LaBombard, former communications director to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe White House is doing much of what they can do and should do in the moment and in the short term because, by focusing on the pill and this most recent court ruling, they are doing what they can to actually protect womens\u2019 access to health care,\u201d said LaBomard, a senior vice president at Rokk. \u201cAnd, they\u2019re also keeping the contrast with Republican opponents of abortion rights front and center for voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"White_House_prepped_for_this\"><\/span>White House prepped for this<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the White House was prepared for this fight and had mapped out a response to every kind of court decision on mifepristone, officials stepped into high gear this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis entire week, the team, led by the Gender Policy Council, has been in touch with stakeholders, reproductive rights groups, lawmakers, state and local elected officials\u201d to check in and coordinate, a White House official said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But efforts began months ago. Harris brought health care providers and advocates at the White House in February to talk specifically about attacks on the abortion pill. She has watched the situation closely since then and was prepared for the decision when it came out on April 7, according to her office.<\/p>\n<p>The White House plans to keep up the pressure on Congress to codify Roe, although legislation appears to be a non-starter with Republican control in the House. The push to codify Roe is expected to be a leading topic in the 2024 election, and Democrats will try to appeal to voters who want to see that happen.<\/p>\n<p>Within days of the judge\u2019s ruling on mifepristone Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), a presidential hopeful and possibly Biden\u2019s challenger in 2024, signed a six-week abortion ban in Florida, making the state one of the strictest on abortion<s>s<\/s> access. The White House called the ban \u201cdangerous\u201d and said Biden will keep fighting for women\u2019s reproductive rights.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fight_for_abortion_pill_could_be_%E2%80%98consequential\"><\/span>Fight for abortion pill could be \u2018consequential\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Strategists said the White House putting its muscle behind the abortion pill is the best thing the administration could focus on at this point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure I would say this is the \u2018last thing\u2019 to fight for, but it is certainly the most consequential thing they can fight for at this moment,\u201d said Cristina Antelo, a Democratic strategist and founder and CEO of Ferox Strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis medication is essential. Having taken it myself during my own miscarriage, I am thankful for its availability and implore the president and his team to keep up the fight so other women can survive those terrible moments safely,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>After the Biden administration and manufacturer of mifepristone appealed the U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk\u2019s ruling last week to halt FDA\u2019s approval of the drug, the Supreme Court on Friday halted Kacsmaryk\u2019s order and temporarily preserved access to the pill while it weighs the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled that mifepristone can stay on the market as the federal government\u2019s appeal proceeds. That, though, allowed portions of Kacsmaryk\u2019s ruling to stand, rolling back a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of actions the FDA has taken since 2016 to ease access to the pill, such as allowing it to be sent through the mail.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department is also reviewing another ruling from a federal judge in Washington state that prevents the FDA from altering the status quo as it relates to the availability of the drug.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The conflicting rulings could lead to a higher court, and perhaps eventually the Supreme Court, stepping in.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_privacy_protections\"><\/span>New privacy protections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also in response to the ruling, the Biden administration acted to protect patient privacy and strengthen protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, commonly known as HIPAA. A new rule would prevent individual information from being disclosed to investigate someone for facilitating health care like an abortion.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes guidance to thousands of schools to remind them that they are obligated to protect student privacy. The federal government also plans to launch a consumer guide with best practices for protecting personal data on phones.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Harris also conveyed the Task Force on Reproductive Health Care Access for its third meeting on Wednesday, following the Texas judge\u2019s initial ruling. She will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to Reno, Nev., next week to participate in a conversation on protecting reproductive freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur administration is fighting on every front to do what we can and what we must to protect the American people and the integrity of the healthcare system in our country,\u201d Harris said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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