Biden leans into abortion, contraception as 2024 campaign strategy takes shape

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Biden administration officials signaled on a call with reporters Friday that more executive actions are on the horizon, including a final rule to strengthen privacy protections under HIPAA for pregnant people who terminate a pregnancy.
The messaging and policy blitz marking what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade is part of broader election-year strategy to frame the 2024 race as a choice between Democrats who pledge to protect abortion and contraception and Republicans who have called for further restrictions.
Conservative activists who gathered Friday and Saturday in DC to mark the anniversary of Roe called for the next president to stack his or her administration with anti-abortion officials who would use executive power at many different agencies to restrict abortion, including in states where it’s legally protected.
Still to come: Biden administration officials signaled on a call with reporters Friday that more executive actions are on the horizon, including a final rule to strengthen privacy protections under HIPAA for pregnant people who terminate a pregnancy.