US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on August 3, 2022, aiming to make abortions safer and more accessible in the US. The order came a day after voters in the US state of Kansas rejected an amendment that would have taken away abortion rights. The result was unexpected in the conservative Midwestern state. In June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned a landmark 1973 decision that protected abortion rights. Biden’s order, that follows a related measure he signed in July, directs health officials to explore ways to help women in states where the procedure is banned or severely limited.

美国总统拜登于2022年8月3日签署了一项行政令,旨在确保受孕女性能在美国更加容易且安全地实施堕胎。就在一天前,美国堪萨斯州选民否决了一项剥夺堕胎权的修正案。对于这个较为保守的中西部州而言,这是一个出乎人们意料之外的结果。2022年6月,美国最高法院推翻了1973年一项具有里程碑意义的保护堕胎权裁决。拜登签署的这项行政命令遵循了他在7月份签署的一项相关措施,该项措施指示卫生官员积极探索该如何帮助那些身处禁止或者严格限制堕胎手术的州的受孕女性。