The Supreme Court's decision to overturn the right to an abortion is a sad day for the court and our country, according to President Joe Biden.
President Joe Biden spoke at the White House on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights. The photo was taken by Andrew Harnik.
Biden called the decision the culmination of a Republican-led effort to upset the balance of our law.
The decision to upend the scales of justice was made by the three conservative justices Donald Trump appointed to the court.
It was not expected that Biden would call on Congress to codify a right to abortion.
In the wake of Friday's ruling, Biden urged those opposed to the decision to show up to vote in the upcoming elections to do so peacefully.
Biden said that the health and life of women in this nation are at risk with the repeal of the abortion law.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court gave states the power to prohibit abortion. Immediately after the ruling dropped, bans went into effect in Kentucky and Louisiana. According to the Guttmacher Institute, up to 26 states will ban abortion after the Supreme Court's decision. Justice Samuel Alito wrote an opinion for the court that said the 1973 abortion ruling was "egregiously wrong".
In a concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the Supreme Court should review landmark birth control and same-sex marriage cases.
According to polls, the majority of Americans support abortion remaining legal.
The Supreme Court overturned a landmark abortion decision.
Clarence Thomas thinks the Supreme Court should re-consider birth control and gay rights decisions after their recent decision.
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