Biden Toughens Abortion Rights Support, but Access Falls Short

The Biden administration could more vigorously defend its authority over medication abortion as it fights a wave of state restrictions, legal observers say.

Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which until last year’s Dobbs ruling guaranteed a federal right to an abortion. President Joe Biden marked the date by issuing a memorandum directing three of his Cabinet members—at the departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, and Homeland Security—to consider new guidance to support pharmacies and patients nationwide in getting access to mifepristone.

That drug, when coupled with misoprostol, is approved by the Food and Drug ...