▲ 782 ▼ Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi (www.theguardian.com) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 126 comments fedilink hide all child comments The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure
[–] sevenapples@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Can't he do it temporarily via executive order? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent