“The only thing that has destabilized it is the outrageous behavior of the United States Supreme Court,” Biden told reporters at the end of this week’s NATO summit. “And not only by overthrowing Roe v. Wade, but by effectively challenging the right to privacy. We have been a world leader in personal rights and privacy rights. And it is wrong, in my view, for the Supreme Court [to] do what he did “.
“I think we need to codify Roe vs. Wade in the law, and the way to do that is to make sure that Congress passes it,” Biden said. “And if the freibaster interferes, we provide an exception to that.”
Biden receives questions from reporters after NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Thursday. Reuters The president answered questions about Roe vs. Wade, gas prices and the war in Ukraine.
Democrats have tried in the past to secure abortion rights in federal law, but failed to do so before the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24.
In that ruling, the court upheld a Mississippi law banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy – and found that the final reason for whether abortion should be legal rests with voters and their representatives. Following the ruling, some states enacted so-called “activation laws” that prohibited or restricted abortions with immediate effect.
When NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell later pressed the president for his support for the change of filmmaker, Biden clarified that the change was intended to secure “the right to privacy, not just abortion rights.”
“But yes, abortion rights,” the president added.
Two moderate Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, have voiced opposition to changing the House bill, which requires 60 votes to pass most bills – an almost impossible 50-pound motion. -50.
Biden was initially opposed to changing the Senate rules, saying last year he would “throw the whole Congress into chaos.” However, he later backed the change of filmmaker in January for the passage of two sweeping electoral reform bills. This attempt failed when Mancin and Cinema voted against the so-called “nuclear option”.
The offices of Manchin and Sinema did not immediately respond to a request from The Post to comment on Biden’s statements.
Before concluding the press conference, the president appealed to voters to express their dissatisfaction with the decision at the ballot box.
“I feel extremely strongly that I will do everything in my power to enforce the executive order, as well as to push Congress and the public,” Biden said. “The point here is if you are interested… and you think this court decision was an outrage or a major mistake, vote, show up and vote. Vote in the off year and vote, vote, vote. That way we will change it. ”
The statement echoed Biden’s initial remarks following Friday’s ruling, in which he said: “This fall, Rowe is on the ballot. Personal freedoms are on the ballot. “The right to privacy, freedom and equality is all on the ballot.”
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