Biden bets on Roe reversal to reverse Democrats' fortunes ahead of November
by Katherine Doyle, White House Reporter |
| June 25, 2022 07:00 AM
An appeal by President Joe Biden to put the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade on the November ballot will test the president’s ability to deflect the public’s attention from the economy and inflation toward a highly fraught issue Democrats believe could galvanize support in their direction.
In remarks from the White House’s Cross Hall, Biden, flanked by presidential portraits dating back over a hundred years, said overturning the 1973 decision was a life or death issue for women. He also argued that overturning Roe would have implications for other constitutional rights many take for granted.
Biden was in the Oval Office when the ruling to end nationwide abortion access came down. There, he was briefed by his chief of staff, according to a senior White House official. After reviewing the decision, the president updated the draft of a speech he delivered shortly after noon.
Biden, framing the decision as an extreme assault on personal freedoms, said Congress would need to enshrine Roe in federal law to retain its protections. First, however, Democrats would need to shift the balance of power in the evenly divided Senate.
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