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

  • sevenapples
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    1 year ago

    Can’t he do it temporarily via executive order?

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      1 year ago

      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.