McKee signs executive order protecting abortion access in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – More than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Gov. Dan McKee has signed an executive order protecting abortion access in the state.

“The executive order I signed today ensures that Rhode Island will continue to stand up for reproductive health care, especially in response to the shameful U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade,” said McKee.

The order reads that Rhode Island will not cooperate in investigations or proceedings regarding abortion coverage in the state, deny extradition requests for providing abortion access and protecting health care providers that provide reproductive health care services to ensure they will not lose their medical license.

McKee’s executive order follows a similar measure Gov. Charlie Baker signed in Massachusetts the same day Roe v. Wade was overturned.