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Biden Urges Legislation to Codify Abortion Rights

May 3, 2022 at 10:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Biden said that “basic fairness” demands that Roe v. Wade be upheld and urged voters to elect more abortion rights supporters to Congress in a statement responding to a leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn the landmark decision, the Washington Post reports.

Said Biden: “At the federal level, we will need more pro-choice Senators and a pro-choice majority in the House to adopt legislation that codifies Roe, which I will work to pass and sign into law.”

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