Supporting Roe v. Wade

Mr. Biden supports abortion rights and the Roe v. Wade decision. Biden says that abortion should be legal but the government shouldn’t fund it. Joe Biden firmly believes that Roe v. Wade is the law of the land and should not be overturned. In 1981, he voted for a failed constitutional amendment allowing states to overturn Roe v. Wade. In 1982, he voted against the same failed constitutional amendment allowing states to overturn Roe v. Wade. He now says he would consider codifying the Roe v. Wade precedent into federal law in case the ruling is overturned by the United States Supreme Court. He pledged that he would appoint United States Supreme Court justices who shared his beliefs in upholding Roe v. Wade. From 1976 to June 5, 2019, Biden supported the Hyde Amendment. On June 6, 2019, Biden reversed his support and now supports repealing the Hyde Amendment. In 1981, he voted to end federal funding for abortion for victims of rape and incest. Biden previously supported the Mexico City policy, but now supports repealing it. Joe Biden said that he can’t justify leaving millions of women without the access and care they need, and the ability to exercise their constitutionally protected right. Biden says if he believes healthcare is a right as he does, he can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone’s zip code. Biden believes that a State may not restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy. Biden will continue to fight to protect a woman’s right to make her own personal decisions about her healthcare.
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