{"id":722588,"date":"2022-06-28T14:27:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T14:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=56ccc1d9669443a51e12b5565f20b539"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:27:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T14:27:34","slug":"aoc-and-warren-advocate-opening-abortion-clinics-on-federal-land-in-red-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/06\/28\/aoc-and-warren-advocate-opening-abortion-clinics-on-federal-land-in-red-states\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC and Warren Advocate Opening Abortion Clinics on Federal Land in Red States"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under pressure to respond forcefully to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade<\/em>, Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the White House is not currently discussing the idea of using federal property to ensure access to abortion services for those living in states that have banned or are moving to ban the procedure.<\/p>\n

Asked specifically about the proposal during an interview with CNN<\/em>’s Dana Bash, Harris initially dodged the question, saying the Biden administration is looking to “do everything we can to empower women to not only seek but to receive the care where it is available.”<\/p>\n

When Bash followed up, Harris said the idea is “not right now what we are discussing.”<\/p>\n

“We are 130-odd days away from an election, which is going to include Senate races,” Harris added. “Part of the issue here is the court is acting, and now Congress needs to act.”<\/p>\n

The vice president did say the White House is exploring options to guarantee that pregnant people have “access to the medication they need” and “freedom of travel” as Republican-controlled states look to restrict<\/a> their residents’ ability to obtain abortion care across state lines.<\/p>\n