President Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at preserving some access to abortion services, but again acknowledged Congress has ultimate control over the issue right now.
"If you want to change the circumstance for women, and even little girls in this country, please go out and vote," Biden said.
The executive order builds off of some of the administration's previously announced efforts but is limited in scope. It provides some incremental measures to protect access to emergency medical care for women who will seek abortions in states that ban it.
It comes in response to last month's Supreme Court ruling that upended the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that had protected abortion access.
Some lawmakers and strategists complained that the White House was caught flat-footed and had no ready-made response even though a draft of the ruling leaked in early May.
Facing mounting pressure from Democrats and abortion rights advocates to be more forceful, Biden said voting in the midterm elections is the only way to give Democrats the votes they need in Congress to ensure abortion rights are enshrined into law.
"The fastest way to restore Roe is to pass a national law codifying Roe, which I will sign immediately upon its passage on my desk," Biden said.
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