What does Biden’s second executive order on abortion do?

President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on abortion rights Wednesday.

By Meha Ahmad
Biden signs abortion executive order
President Joe Biden signs an executive order on abortion access during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Washington. From left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Evan Vucci / Associated Press
Biden signs abortion executive order
President Joe Biden signs an executive order on abortion access during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Washington. From left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Evan Vucci / Associated Press

What does Biden’s second executive order on abortion do?

President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on abortion rights Wednesday.

By Meha Ahmad
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Several weeks after signing his first reproductive health order, President Joe Biden issued another executive order to further protect access to abortion and other health care services.

Reset digs into the details of the new federal actions to defend reproductive rights.

GUEST: Lee Hasselbacher, director of the University of Chicago’s Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health