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Biden calls on Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections as federal law: 'This is not over'
Biden urged protesters to remain 'peaceful' after Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
President Biden on Friday urged Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade by codifying abortion rights into federal law after the Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark decision, while urging protesters to remain peaceful and saying "violence is never acceptable."
The president, from the White House Friday, slammed the high court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protected "a woman’s right to choose" and "her right to make intensely personal decisions with her doctor, free from interference of politics."
Biden said Roe v. Wade "reaffirmed basic principles of equality that women have the power to control their own destiny, and to reinforce the fundamental right of privacy."
The president also said Roe v. Wade "was a correct decision" on a "complex matter through a careful balance between a woman’s right to choose."
"Let me be very clear and unambiguous: the only way we can secure a woman’s right to choose—the balance that existed—is for Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade as federal law," Biden said. "No executive action from the president can do that."
The president said voters "need to make their voices heard" in November’s midterm elections, saying they "must elect more senators, representatives who will codify a woman’s right to choose in the federal law once again."
"Elect more state leaders to protect this right at the local level," he said. "We need to restore the protections of Roe as law of the land. We need to elect officials who will do that."
Biden said that this fall, "Roe is on the ballot."
"Personal freedoms are on the ballot. The right to privacy, liberty, equality—they’re all on the ballot," Biden said. "Until then, I will do all in my power to protect a woman’s right in states where they will face the consequences of today’s decision."
The president said that while the Supreme Court’s decision "casts a dark shadow over large swaths of the land," there still are "many states in this country that still recognize a woman’s right to choose."
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