25
Feb
Today, Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting at the White House with leading medical experts and reproductive rights leaders to discuss protecting reproductive health care. The Vice President addressed the importance of access to medication abortion, which is currently subject to litigation and accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States—and is commonly used for miscarriage management. During the meeting, the participants discussed the devastating impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on women’s health and how attacks on medication abortion exacerbate difficulties accessingcare. They emphasized the long-standing safety and efficacy record of medication abortion and the need to safeguard access to this critical medication. Participants also discussed the chilling effect that state abortion restrictions are having on health care providers…
