President Joe Biden marked Women's Equality Day by blasting abortion restrictions as “beyond the pale.”.
Biden and Democrats are trying toover the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide, in this year's midterm elections.Biden made the comments at a White House meeting of state and local officials to talk about ways to expand access to abortion and to mark Women's Equality Day.
Biden reiterated his desire for Congress to codify Roe v. Wade into law, but"we're short a handful of votes," he said.Democrats would need 10 Republican votes to overcome a filibuster and get a bill through the 50-50 Senate, but only two GOP senators have publicly backed abortion rights. And even though they narrowly control the Senate, Democrats don't have enough votes to sidestep the filibuster.In the meantime, Biden has been looking for ways to protect abortion access.
Idaho, Tennessee and Texas are the latest Republican-led states to tighten their restrictions. They've been implementing so-called “trigger laws" that were put on the books to severely limit abortions if Roe was overturned, which happened in June. Lina Hidalgo, the county judge from Harris County, Texas, called her state's law a “slap in the face.”Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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