President Biden said he will codify abortion rights if Democrats expand their majority in the Senate and maintain control of the House.
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Biden said he hopes to sign the bill by the 50th anniversary of the Roe decision, which was the precedent for nearly five decades before the Supreme Court in June ruled Americans no longer have a constitutional right to abortion. "Together, we'll restore the right to choose for every woman in every state in America," Biden said at a Democratic National Committee rally from the Howard Theatre in Washington. "We can do this if we vote."
Biden's pledge, delivered in front of women holding "restore Roe" and "defend choice" signs, sought to elevate abortion rights less than one month before the midterms. Republicans have strong odds to regain control of the House and are in position to perhaps take the Senate. The Supreme Court issued its Roe decision on Jan. 22, 1973, meaning Biden and Democrats in the next Congress would have to act fast to meet the goal.
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#Biden #Abortion #Election
its unimaginable that deathrow inmates have more rights than the innocent unborn
Well you shouldn’t have broken the law
@Fabian Whoooosh.
You had 50 years and you did nothing as usual.
As a private citizen, Liz Cheney will stand in opposition.
Hello there
Seethe 🤣✌️
Hope she has a warm coat. She will be standing outside alone.
Yeah democrats are losing the midterms should have done it before roe got struck down 🤣✌️
Yes, Joe, by all means,… please keep doubling down on abortion, climate change, and all the gender insanity.
These are the issues that will destroy today’s “progressive” (AKA: far-left) democrat party.
Abortion is a non issue. Abortion will always be available somewhere. And Besides Supreme Court will say no. Wasting air time.
@Hania Powalka for yourself maybe, but for normal people with self-responsibilities will always have choices.
@Hania Powalka No, it isn’t. There are over 30 options for birth control including a morning after pill. How is this so hard? If you compare the percentage of women who get an abortion in the US to the # of women in the lowest IQ range, you will see a consistent #.
@ItzaSweater 💯💯👏👏
@ItzaSweater 🎤
Fraud
Proof
So glad this is a priority when I’m seeing my whole life savings destroyed by inflation.
Don’t believe their lies
Let me start off with two words, let’s go Brandon! After watching this three letters come to my, LMAO…
This is his priority????
Ugh!!!!
@TDPDX ironically those are all things Democrats usually argue for as well 😂
@Graveside Poet no… no they are not.
@TDPDX yes…. Yes they are. When’s the last time you saw a conservative tree hugger?
@Graveside Poet Just last week when I visited my Dad who is a forester in the NW and voted for trump. When’s the last time you saw a dem worried about windmill cancer?
Desperate times call for desperate measures and lies and campaign promises
It’s funny how they can do it now if they wanted to. But for some reason, they can only want to do it if we vote for them
These women already have a choice and it’s to not get themselves in a situation to get pregnant in the first place.
They are not men and need to stop acting like them.
He better mean it because they have years to codify it but never do. One last chance for dems if nothing change I’m voting Bernie
Midterms are finally HERE !!! Straight Red Ticket this election, vote every last Do Nothing Demoncrat out of office before we all go broke !😎👍🇺🇸
They have the majority now, what’s the hold up?
You need 60 votes in the senate to get anything passed to avoid the fillibuster which they do not have; they don’t really have majority just a plurality.
People say he could’ve done something but he really can’t.
WOW!!! THIS GUY IS REALLY GRASPING AT STRAWS!!!
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!
Brandon worried about eugenics
So he wants to make murder legal