Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, pro bono lawyers and activists who support abortion rights will gather for the first time on Friday at the White House.
Following the historic ruling last month that overturned almost 50 years of protections for women's reproductive rights, Democratic President Joe Biden has come under pressure from inside his own party to take action. 

Attorney General Merrick Garland, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, White House Counsel Stuart Delery, attorneys, bar associations, and public interest groups from throughout the nation will attend the meeting, according to the White House.

The White House stated that the conversation will cover how to assist women who reside in places where abortion is prohibited in travelling to states where it is legal and how to guarantee they are not charged with a crime for seeking abortions. In order to pass legislation and restore abortion rights, Biden suggested that the Senate's "filibuster" be temporarily lifted in June. He also denounced the court's decision. Aides to influential Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, whose support would be critical in the evenly divided Senate, rejected the notion.

An executive order that Biden signed earlier this month created the framework for the meeting on Friday. Additionally, he requested that the Health and Human Services Department take steps to safeguard and improve access to contraceptive and family planning services, as well as to medication abortions that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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