Democrats defend Biden on abortion amid criticism for lack of action after Roe overturned

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Several Democrats say they believe President Biden is doing all he can to protect abortion rights

overruled Roe v. Wade. And so now it's up to the states…. There's not a whole lot that a president can do to reverse that. It's up to the legislative branch now."

DCCC Chair Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., said voters face a choice between 'MAGA' Republicans trying to take away abortion rights and Democrats who will protect Roe v. Wade. "When we looked at the public health emergency, we learned a couple things. One is that it doesn’t free very many resources. It’s what’s in the public health emergency fund, and there’s very little money — tens of thousands of dollars in it," she said."So that didn’t seem like a great option. And it also doesn’t release a significant amount of legal authority. And so that’s why we haven’t taken that action yet."on what its options are and does act.

"My job is not to tell the White House what to do," Himes added."My hope is that they're, you know, grappling with and coming up with ways to mitigate the tragedy and the damage that will be done by the removal of this freedom."Other Democrats, including Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., and Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., focused on expressing outrage at the Supreme Court and at Republicans.

 

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