President Joe Biden told reporters on Thursday that he would support changing the rules of the Senate to codify the right to privacy and abortion rights into law.
Biden said in a press conference after attending NATO and G7 meetings in Madrid that congress needs to vote on codifying the abortion law. We should give an exception to the filibuster for this action if it gets in the way.
Back in January, Biden said he supported ending the filibuster on voting rights. The slim 50-Democrat majority in the senate is unwilling to move against the requirement for a 60 vote threshold to end debate. Nancy Pelosi wrote that her fellow Democrats were looking into legislation that could codify abortion rights and protect personal data on reproductive health apps.
The president talked about his upcoming talks with state governors. The ruling doesn't just affect a women's right to choose, which is a critical, critical piece, but "privacy, generally." He said he was going to do everything in his power, which he could do under the law.
It is possible for the executive branch to open federal land for abortion clinics. The president should give vouchers to women who travel out of state for abortions, according to some Democrats. Biden should look to expand the number of justices on the supreme court's bench according to others.
The Supreme Court was planning to overturn the landmark decision that guaranteed women the right to an abortion when Congress tried and failed to pass a Voting Rights bill. A test vote taken by the Senate in May did not get the required number of votes. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, was the only one who voted against the legislation.
Both Manchin and Collins claimed that they were misled by Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, who claimed that they didn't want to overturn legal precedent. Manchin supports codifying abortion in some way, shape or form, despite his displeasure at changing the filibuster.
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