President Biden wants to legalize abortion and make a woman’s right to choose what’s best for her own body (once again) the law of the land.
Politics :
In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, the president offered congressional Democrats a deal: hold onto the House and Senate and he’ll legalize abortion without the possibility of states repealing it to appease conservative agendas.
“Congressional Republicans are doubling down on their extreme positions,” Mr. Biden said during a Democratic National Committee event in Washington. “Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader of the House, has said that if they take control of the House, our work is ‘far from done.’ He wants the United States Congress to pass a law that would ban abortion nationwide.
“I want you to remember that the final say does not rest in the court now. It does not rest with extremist Republicans in Congress,” the president continued. “Your right to choose rests with you, and if you do your part and vote, Democratic leaders of Congress, I promise you, will do our part. I will do my part.”
President Biden added that his plans are contingent on Democrats holding the US House of Representatives and increasing their majority in the US Senate, which would be required to prevent pushback from Republicans.
According to POLITICO, the president’s message was designed to reignite the anger of women and other voters after the US Supreme Court killed Roe v Wade this past summer. He’s predicting (read: hopeful) that there will be a massive surge of voter participation in the midterms that will make it possible to legalize abortion again. He’s also wanting to remind voters that if the GOP is handed the reigns of Congress, they have already boldly announced their intentions to dial back or outright remove rights that protect contraception and same-sex marriage.
President Biden’s promise to legalize abortion is a tall order, considering Democrats would have to win big in November. Of course, Republicans would rather not discuss abortion and are hopeful US voters will forget the issue when they cast their ballot.
Stay tuned…
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President Biden wants to legalize abortion
In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, the president offered congressional Democrats a deal: hold onto the House and Senate and he’ll legalize abortion without the possibility of states repealing it to appease conservative agendas. […] – DJ
Pres. Biden’s promise notwithstanding – over the last 30years, Democrat leadership had ample opportunities (during Presidents Clinton and Obama’s presidencies) to codify Roe v. Wade and they DIDN’T do it.
Why? Why didn’t the Dems do it?
Because clearly “They” (mostly men) didn’t consider it a priority!