The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure

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    Biden doesn’t have the authority to safeguard abortion. He had the authority to veto Congress. Biden would veto a nationwide abortion ban. Trump or any other Republican would not.

    Additionally, presidents appoint supreme Court justices in the event of a vacancy, or if Congress ever gets on board for expanding the court… do we’d need a Democrat in office if we’re ever going to reverse Dobbs.

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        No. It isn’t in the scope of executive powers.

        If there was a national law protecting the right to abortion, he could use executive orders to enforce that. But that isn’t the world we live in anymore.