After backing from Planned Parenthood fund, Biden vows to undo Trump admin's abortion restrictions

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden vowed Monday that if elected he would reverse several abortion restrictions reinstated by the Trump administration – a declaration he made after receiving an endorsement from the political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, considered the nation's No. 1 abortion provider. 

In endorsing Biden, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund calling him "the only candidate in this race who will stand up for our health and our rights."

"Americans need a president who will empower women, families and young people," the political action committee's acting President Alexis Johnson said in the endorsement. 

In the video, Biden promised to "reverse the global gag rule, and the domestic gag rule, restoring the Title X program." 

The "gag rules" to which Biden referred are stipulations in the federal code that forbid international and domestic funding for family planning organizations that perform, or refer patients to, abortions.

The global order was originally passed under Ronald Reagan. It was subsequently rescinded by the Clinton administration, re-implemented by the George W. Bush administration, repealed by the Obama administration, and finally re-instated by the Trump administration shortly after Trump took office.

The domestic version of the rule, meanwhile, was finalized by the Trump administration in early 2019. 

"I'm proud to stand with you in this fight," Biden says in the video, telling viewers that his administration "will protect women's constitutional right to choose."