MADRID – President Biden condemned what he called the “outrageous conduct” of the Supreme Court when it decided to overturn the Roe v. Wade case on Thursday and said for the first time that he supported ending the case. to systematize women’s right to abortion.
“We have to systematize Roe v. Wade in the law, and the way to do that is to make sure Congress votes to do it,” Biden said. “And if the filter gets in the way, it’s like voting rights, we provide an exception to this or a movie exception to this action.”
Mr. Biden called the ruling “destabilizing” and said he could understand why Americans were frustrated with the direction of the conservative majority in the court.
Biden said at a press conference in Madrid at the end of a weeklong series of meetings with allies in Europe was a mistake.
The country has been rattled by the court’s ruling, which ended half a century of legal protections for women seeking abortions. The court referred the matter to politicians, including state legislatures, many of them passed a ban on abortion by court decision.
The decision by the majority of the justices sparked fierce anger among Democrats and other abortion rights advocates, who expressed satisfaction with Christian rights and conservatives. oppose abortion. This ruling is poised to reshape American politics just months before voters go to the polls for elections that will determine which party controls Congress.
Mr. Biden has previously denounced the decision, calling it “the realization of radical ideology and a tragic mistake.” He has pledged to do what he can through the power of his office to help women living in Republican-controlled states access abortions where abortion is still legal.
But the president remains under pressure from members of his own party to do more.
