‘This fight is not over’, Biden signs order on US abortion access as Kansas voters reject limits

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 where many voters support the general Republican Party line that decries abortion. 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.