Biden promises to codify Roe if two more Democrats are elected to the Senate

President Joe Biden vowed that Democrats volition codify the close to an termination into instrumentality if 2 much are elected to the U.S. Senate successful the upcoming midterm elections.

"If you springiness maine 2 much senators successful the United States Senate, I committedness you, I committedness you, we're going to codify Roe and erstwhile again marque Roe the instrumentality of the land," Biden said astatine the office of the country's largest union, the National Education Association, successful Washington, D.C.

With 46 days to spell until November's Election Day, Biden urged supporters astatine a Democratic National Committee lawsuit to see "what's connected the ballot," listing issues including abortion, Social Security and weapon control.

"The powerfulness to get things done is successful the hands of the American people, particularly the women retired there," Biden said. "I don't deliberation the MAGA Republicans person a hint astir the powerfulness of American women. Let maine archer you something: they're astir to find out."

Abortion has go a large contented for voters crossed the state aft the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization determination successful June overturned the close for women to person an termination enshrined astir 50 years earlier successful Roe v. Wade.

Thirteen states person already implemented an all-out prohibition connected abortions, according to information collected by The New York Times. In total, astir fractional of states person banned, placed limits on, oregon attempted to prohibition abortion. Some Republicans, similar Sen. Lindsey Graham earlier this month, person projected a nationalist prohibition connected abortions aft 15 weeks, oregon wrong the 2nd trimester of a pregnancy.

Others though, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, person distanced themselves from the idea, arguing it should beryllium near to the states.

Biden successful his code Friday said Republicans would effort to walk a prohibition connected termination if they gained power of the legislature aft the midterms.

If they did so, the president vowed, "I volition veto it."