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White House press secretary says using federal lands for abortion services would have ‘dangerous ramifications’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that using federal lands for abortion services would have “dangerous ramifications,” rejecting calls from several Democratic lawmakers for President Joe Biden to allow abortion providers to work from federal property in states where the procedure is banned. “We understand the proposal is well-intentioned, but here’s the thing: It could actually put women and providers at risk,” ...

Well, welcome to our world. Women's clinics have been under threat of violence from religious extremists for decades - protestors, vandalism, bombs, kidnappings, murders. If Planned Parenthood has been able to stand up to that, why can't the federal goovernment?

Of course it would be unworkable to try to create clinics on Native American land or national parks, but it could be done on military bases. Military bases already have medical facilities and personnel - I myself was born on an army base. And a military base would be one of the safest places for a clinic.

The Biden administration needs to do more for women in this siruation than just telling them to vote in November.