House Republicans this week proposed legislation that would prohibit President Joe Biden from declaring a public health emergency as a way to boost access to abortion, a step the Biden administration has been openly mulling after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year.
The bill from Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, would amend the National Emergencies Act to prohibit Biden or any president from declaring a national emergency in order to promote abortion or expand access to abortion services. It also bars the president from going after states that restrict abortion and includes similar restrictions on the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Pfluger introduced the bill as the Biden administration continues to send signals that it is considering an emergency declaration to deal with what some pro-abortion groups have called a health crisis in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.
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