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U.S. eyes emergency contraception grants if top court cuts abortion rights

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration was looking at grants to help fund expanding access to emergency contraception as a possible response if the Supreme Court overturns a 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration was looking at grants to help fund expanding access to emergency contraception as a possible response if the Supreme Court overturns a 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.

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  • President Joe Biden’s administration looking at grants to help fund expanding access to emergency contraception as a possible response if the Supreme Court overturns a 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
  • White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the administration has created the dire need grant awards that provide funding to expand access to contraception.
  • Draft document leaked late on Monday showed a majority of justices prepared to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protects abortion rights.
  • The court on Tuesday confirmed the authenticity of the leaked document.
  • The Supreme Court threw out an appeals court decision that went against the University of Notre Dame over its religious objections to the Obamacare health law?s contraception requirement.