Responding to Roe's demise, some liberals tell Biden: 'Do absolutely everything'

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'In this unprecedented moment, we must act urgently as if lives depend on it because they do.'

young female voters who said they were frustrated that Democrats had not acted to codify Roe into law years ago -- with Democrats in turn saying they have been stymied by the 60-vote filibuster threshold.

Members of Congressional Black Caucus specifically called on the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency, arguing that that would free up federal dollars to perhaps support clinics in blue states expecting a surge of new patients from red states that have or will soon forbid abortion in all or most cases.

"I want President Biden to do absolutely everything in his power to protect access to abortion in America—let's really push the envelope to protect women in this country, and let's do it now," Murray told ABC News in a written statement Monday night, adding that she understood that there were limits to his authority.

Timmaraju said she was "pleased" with Biden's remarks and "heartened" by his and Vice President Kamala Harris' work so far, but she said that "I definitely think we need to see more specifics" about what the White House has announced so far such as access to medication for abortions and protecting women who travel to other states for care.

 

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Thank you for reminding us why we needed to overturn roe, because lives are at stake, little lives that deserve a chance

Its up to Congress to make this a law. Right now they are more interested in campaigning on it than voting for it

War with Russia.. what war?

Imagine being a democrat and having 50 freaking years to codify Roe with legislation, and now you’re blaming republicans.

Hyperbolic nonsense

Imagine being the party that thinks it's urgent to abort down syndrome babies.

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