Biden tries to scare Americans over court's abortion ruling. Truth is more complicated.
Opinion by Jonathan Turley - 3h ago
"Consider the challenge accepted, Court." Those defiant words by President Joe Biden last week were meant to rally a possibly anemic political base to, in the words of the president, "vote, vote, vote, vote."
Ironically, it was the only part of the president's remarks that is consistent with what the Supreme Court actually said in its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In overturning Roe v. Wade, the court ruled that millions of citizens, not nine justices, must now decide the question of abortion.
In its decision, the court said that in 1973 "Roe abruptly ended (a) political process" of states dealing with the issue of abortion. It now has returned the matter to the states and said basically "have at it." The court did not outlaw abortion or favor any particular outcome beyond telling people to vote, vote, vote, vote.
Biden attacks Supreme Court for positions it rejected
There are good-faith objections to the court's interpretation of the Constitution. Many believe that the Constitution implicitly does protect this right. What is striking, however, is how the president and other Democratic politicians and pundits have attacked the decision for positions that it expressly rejected or clearly did not support. Indeed, parts of the president's abortion response plan are based on nonexistent threats to rights not imperiled by the decision.
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