President JoeBiden met virtually with nine Democratic governors on Friday to discuss ways to preserve abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.
President Joe Biden met virtually with nine Democratic governors on Friday to discuss ways to preserve abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.
While lamenting the Dobbs decision, Biden called on Congress to pass a bill"codifying" Roe v. Wade and called on voters to elect two more Democratic senators this fall in order to change filibuster rules. Despite the Supreme Court's ruling, roughly 61% of voters believe abortion should be protected in"most cases," according to a recent poll conducted by Pew Research Center, and Democratic Party leadership is working to make abortion a midterm voting issue.
A banner atop the screen where she was seen read"Protect women’s HEALTH, Protect women’s RIGHTS, Protect women’s PRIVACY.” "It's a big deal [to] get people to vote," the president said."If [Democrats] don't keep the Senate, we'll be in the situation where the Republicans will pass a nationwide prohibition consistent with what the Supreme Court ruled. There's a lot at stake here."