Today, President Biden said that the Supreme Court “has made clear it will not protect the rights of women” as he held an event to sign an executive order that, among other things, seeks to safeguard access to abortion medication and emergency contraception and to protect patient privacy. At a White House event, Biden reiterated his call for voters to elect supporters of abortion rights in the fall to counter what he called “an exercise in raw political power.”
“The court now practically dares the women of America to go to the ballot box and restore the very rights they’ve just taken away,” Biden said, adding that he doesn’t think the court or Republicans “have a clue about the power of American women.”
Vice President Harris, who joined Biden at the event, later plans to meet with lawmakers from several states that are expected to enact or bolster abortion bans in coming months.
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