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At a press conference on the south lawn of the White House on Tuesday, President Biden defended his position on abortion in an exchange with a reporter.

Owen Jensen asked why you support abortion as a Catholic.

I don't want to get into a debate with you on theology, but you know what I mean, Biden replied.

Why? The reporter asked why support abortion as a pro-life stance. Biden said he was not going to make a judgement for other people.

Biden received ashes from Gregory to mark Ash Wednesday.

I was with the cardinal this morning. He came and gave me my ashes. Biden told reporters that they both prayed for the people of Ukraine.

Biden has been criticized for his stance on abortion. In his book Promises to Keep, the president wrote that he is personally opposed to abortion, but he doesn't think he has the right to impose his views on the rest of the country.

In 1982, Biden supported a constitutional amendment that would have allowed states to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in the abortion case.

Biden said Texas's law banning abortions at detection of a fetal heartbeat violates the constitutional right established in Wade.

In October, the Biden administration revoked a rule that had been instated by the Trump administration.

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