[Text/Observer Network Qi Qian] The dispute over abortion rights has evolved into a tug-of-war between the separation of powers in the United States. Meanwhile, angry women have turned their finger on U.S. President Joe Biden, and thousands of people braved the rain on July 9 to protest in front of the White House, accusing him of failing to do his best to protect abortion rights. The next day, when asked what he wanted to say to the women protesting, Biden, who was on a beach vacation in Delaware, replied, "Keep protesting..."
Biden acknowledged his limited administrative capacity to protect abortion rights, but said he was considering declaring a "public health emergency."
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According to a White House press release, Biden made the above remarks in a brief interview on the same day. From July 9 to 10, local time, Biden and his family once again went to their hometown of Delaware for a weekend vacation.
A reporter asked if Biden "has any message to convey to the women who protested outside the White House yesterday"?
"Yes, keep protesting," said Biden, who is riding his bike on the beach, "and it's crucial to continue to express his views." At the same time, he promised to do more to defend women's rights.
Biden told reporters that he has limited administrative capacity to further support abortion rights, including "no right" to restore the "Rowe v. Wade" judgment that has been overturned by the Supreme Court, but he hopes to write the "Rowe v. Wade" into U.S. law in an attempt to "preserve" the right to abortion for American women at the federal level.
Asked if he was considering declaring a "public health emergency," Biden gave a positive answer. He said he had asked government medical staff to weigh the plan "to see if I have the authority to do so and what the impact will be."
In general, in the event of a disease outbreak or other health crisis, the U.S. government can declare a "sudden public emergency," according to the ABC, at which time the government will have more administrative capacity and sources of funding.
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On June 24, local time, the US Supreme Court overturned the historic judgment of the 1973 "Rowe v. Wade case", and has since formally banned the constitutional protection of women's abortion rights, leaving it up to the laws of each state to decide on their own.
As soon as the decision was announced, it immediately triggered a strong dissatisfaction among abortion supporters, and mass protests swept through the United States. CNN commented that this is the most important decision of the Supreme Court in decades and will change the pattern of women's reproductive health in the United States. At present, 22 states in the United States have enacted anti-abortion laws of varying degrees; Another 13 states have buried trigger laws in advance, meaning that abortion rights will be banned if the Law case is overturned.
Mass protests have swept the United States, and the White House is under increasing pressure. Abortion supporters, including Democratic members of Congress, have demanded that the Biden administration take steps as soon as possible to do its best to protect women's right to abortion. But a White House official told Reuters that the White House is unlikely to take too bold measures for the midterm elections.
CBS in the United States believes that "with the conservative Supreme Court overturning the landmark judgment in Roe v. Wade on the 24th, the right to abortion has become a core issue in the midterm elections." The New York Times also said that the battle over abortion rights has been pushed to the center of the midterm elections at the end of this year, and the key gubernatorial and senatorial elections will be fiercely debated on this issue involving individual freedom and public health.
On July 8, Biden signed an executive order to protect American women's access to abortion services, promising to protect the privacy of women seeking abortion, and even proposed to protect the state border to open "mobile clinics" to fight for more abortion opportunities for American women in an almost "guerrilla" way. He also accused the Supreme People's Court of using "pure political power" as "out of control", "sloppy", "unrealistic"...
Still, American women believe Biden is not using his full strength. Thousands of people gathered in the U.S. capital on July 9 to march in front of the White House in heavy rain to protest the abolition of abortion rights. They were also disappointed that the Biden administration had failed to do its best to preserve abortion rights.
In addition, biden's "intention to write the 'Rowe v. Wade case' into US law" mentioned in his speech on the 10th is still hopeless.
Reuters previously reported that the move involves a headache-inducing "lengthy deliberation" system in congressional legislation, that is, any senator can delay the debate on a bill by making a lengthy speech during the debate, etc., in order to prevent and postpone the promotion process such as voting on bills or other resolutions. In the Senate, the bill needs 60 votes to get to the full house over the obstruction of "lengthy debates," while Democrats hold only 50 votes.
In this regard, Biden believes that it is simply an opportunity to modify the "lengthy deliberation" system. But the proposal alone was immediately opposed by two key senators, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, democrats.
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