This is the Waberboy with your Daily News Brief for Wedneesday July 13, 2022
 
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On July 8th President Biden was supposed to sign an executive order regarding reproductive rights, and the order would direct Health and Human Services to take action…but there is one problem. He neer signed an executive order. 
 
Go to the Federal Registry, you can’t find it!
https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/joe-biden/2022
 
But what they have released is a Fact Sheet…that has literally no authority:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/08/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-executive-order-protecting-access-to-reproductive-health-care-services/
 
Today, President Biden will sign an Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services. This Executive Order builds on the actions his Administration has already taken to defend reproductive rights by:
 
-Safeguarding access to reproductive health care services, including abortion and contraception;
-Protecting the privacy of patients and their access to accurate information;
-Promoting the safety and security of patients, providers, and clinics; and
-Coordinating the implementation of Federal efforts to protect reproductive rights and access to health care.
 
HHS: 
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/07/11/following-president-bidens-executive-order-protect-access-reproductive-health-care-hhs-announces-guidance-clarify-that-emergency-medical-care-includes-abortion-services.html
 
Since the plan was announced, HHS has taken the following actions:


Launched the ReproductiveRights.gov public awareness website, which includes a know-your-rights patient fact sheet;


Convened a meeting with health insurers, and sent them a letter, calling on the industry to commit to meeting their obligations to provide coverage for contraceptive services at no cost as required by the Affordable Care Act; 


Issued guidance to patients and providers that addresses the extent to which federal law and regulations protect individuals’ private medical information when it comes to seeking abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, as well as when it comes to using health information apps on smartphones;


Announced nearly $3 million in new funding to bolster training and technical assistance for the nationwide network of Title X family planning providers; and




Met with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, and Maine Governor Janet Mills and state attorneys general to discuss state-specific concerns.


HHS will take additional actions in the coming days.
 
Pig-Heart Transplants in Two Brain-Dead People Offer Chance to Improve Tests for Pig Viruses
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pig-heart-transplants-in-two-brain-dead-people-offer-chance-to-improve-tests-for-pig-viruses-11657638000
 
According to WSJ:
Two brain-dead individuals received genetically modified pig-heart transplants, part of growing efforts by scientists who want to improve tests on pig organs for pig viruses and gather data that could help launch clinical trials of animal-to-human organ transplants.
 
Scientists at NYU Langone Health, where the research studies took place in June and July, said the pi