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President Biden will meet virtually Friday with a group of governors whose states have “moved swiftly” to “protect women’s reproductive health” following the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
A White House official said the president is hosting an event Friday afternoon to meet with governors “from across the country in a virtual meeting,” just a week after the high court announced its decision to return the issue of abortion back to the states after nearly 50 years.
“President Biden will join from the White House and talk with governors whose states have moved swiftly post-Dobbs decision to protect women’s reproductive health,” the White House official said.
President Biden delivers the commencement address during the graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy Memorial Stadium May 27, 2022, in Annapolis, Md.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee are expected to take part in the president’s event.
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Lamont signed a first-in-the-nation law that protects medical providers and patients seeking abortion care in Connecticut who may be traveling from other states that have outlawed abortion. Additionally, that law expands abortion access in Connecticut by expanding the type of practitioners eligible to perform certain abortion-related care.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers the State of the State address during opening session at the State Capitol Feb. 9, 2022, in Hartford, Conn.
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Earlier this month, Hochul signed a package to further preserve, protect and strengthen abortion rights for patients and providers in New York, a state…
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