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At a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, President Joe Biden will work to bring abortion rights to the spotlight as the White House hopes the issue will continue, a Democratic official told CNN. Inspire voters to come to America. midterm elections.
According to the Democratic official, three weeks before Election Day, Biden will speak at a Democratic National Committee event at the Howard Theater in the U.S. capital, where he said the president will discuss “voters in November who want to ban abortion.” The choice facing Republicans “will criminalize doctors nationwide if they violate the ban, put doctors in jail,” while Democrats want to codify (Roe v. Wade) into law to protect women’s reproductive freedom . ”
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down federal abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.
In both the political and official venues of the White House, the president has focused his attention in recent weeks on the fight to protect abortion rights, rolling back Republican-led efforts to enact abortion restrictions at the federal and state levels. Earlier this month, as his administration unveiled new measures to strengthen abortion protections, Biden said he would not “stand by while Republicans across the country enact extreme policies.”
The White House seized on the Republican senator’s proposal. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will impose a federal ban on most abortions at 15 weeks pregnant. At a Democratic fundraiser in New York City last month, the president described Graham’s bill as a symbol of Republicans “getting more extreme in their positions.”
As the midterm elections loom, Biden believes voters need to elect more Democrats to codify Roe’s protections. Get involved in the law. He has also pledged to veto any bill that would ban abortion at the federal level if Republicans control Congress.
Since the Dobbs ruling, more than a dozen states have imposed abortion bans, affecting nearly 30 million women of reproductive age.
While Democrats hope abortion access will inspire voters, a recent CNN/SSRS poll found that the economy remains a focus for voters, with 90 percent of registered voters saying it was extremely or very important to their vote. Fewer – 72% – said abortion was equally important.
However, a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that abortion was the main driver of U.S. voters this year, with 50 percent saying the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roy gave them more incentive to vote this year.
“Voters need to have their voices heard,” Biden said in June after Dobbs took office. “This fall, Luo is on the ballot. Personal freedom is on the ballot. Privacy, liberty, equality, it’s all on the ballot.”