Overview
- President Joe Biden signed an executive order to expand access to free birth control and family planning services.
- The order directs departments to put new policies in place to boost birth control options and ensure health insurance coverage for all FDA-approved contraceptives.
- The order aims to boost attainability of Plan B emergency contraception and provide more options for women with private health insurance.
- The executive order is Biden's third directive to protect women's health in light of the Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs. Wade.
- The president issued no timeline for the agencies to carry out his latest order.