“The Court abandoned 50 years of precedent and took away the constitutional right to abortion, preventing women all over the country from being able to make critical decisions about our bodies, our health, and our futures. The Justice Department is committed to protecting access to reproductive services,” Gupta said in a statement.
Still, there is no action the President can take to restore the nationwide right to an abortion in the wake of the high court’s ruling, and Biden has acknowledged publicly his options to expand abortion access remain limited.
As Democrats and advocates pressure the White House to take a stronger stance to codify abortion access, Biden recently said he would support making an exception to the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold in the Senate needed to pass most legislation — in order to codify abortion rights, a position he had previously been reluctant to support.
