Pres. Biden weighs in on the apparent draft Supreme Court opinion showing the panel's conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn nearly 50 years of established abortion rights in America.
A draft opinion leaked to Politico reportedly shows the Supreme Court is poised to strike down the landmark abortion-rights decision.showing the panel's conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn nearly 50 years of established abortion rights in America.
"We do not know whether this draft is genuine, or whether it reflects the final decision of the Court. With that critical caveat, I want to be clear on three points about the cases before the Supreme Court," Biden said in a rare statement on an even rarer event."First, my administration argued strongly before the Court in defense of Roe v. Wade," Biden said, referencing oral arguments before the justices.
He said his administration was already preparing for the outcome -- but called on American voters to elect pro-choice candidates in November and on congressional lawmakers to codify Roe into law.
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