Some in White House worry abortion message bungled before midterm elections
2 years, 1 month ago

Some in White House worry abortion message bungled before midterm elections

Hindustan Times  

Some senior White House officials have been second-guessing their messaging to voters around abortion in recent weeks, sources familiar with the matter said, as forecasts turned in Republicans' favor in the run up to the midterm elections. Some White House officials believe they should have linked abortion to economic concerns more, rather than fundamental rights and privacy, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. White House spokesman Kevin Munoz dismissed "any notion of over focus" on reproductive rights and said Biden has addressed multiple issues. "This feels like there is an effort in the 11th hour to shift the narrative to the very classic sort of political operative thing," said Mini Timmarjau, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group that has been working with the White House on the issue.

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White House keeps focus on abortion as midterms approach
2 years, 2 months ago

White House keeps focus on abortion as midterms approach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With few options for strengthening abortion access, President Joe Biden is trying to keep the issue front and center in the leadup to the midterm elections, when Democrats hope to harness anger over growing restrictions to keep control of Congress. “But this is what it looks like when you start to take away the right of privacy.” The …

Biden calls abortion restrictions ‘beyond the pale’
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden calls abortion restrictions ‘beyond the pale’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As Republican-led states continue to ban nearly all abortions, President Joe Biden said Friday that such restrictions were “beyond the pale.” Biden and Democrats are trying to harness outrage over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide, in this year’s midterm elections. Biden reiterated his desire for Congress to codify Roe v. …

Biden, under growing pressure, signs executive order on abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden, under growing pressure, signs executive order on abortion

LA Times  

President Biden signed an executive order aimed at protecting women’s reproductive rights in response to pressure from Democrats after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. President Biden signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting women’s reproductive rights, a response to rising pressure from within his party to address last month’s Supreme Court ruling revoking federal protections for abortion …

Biden’s political and personal evolution on abortion on display after publication of draft Supreme Court opinion
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden’s political and personal evolution on abortion on display after publication of draft Supreme Court opinion

CNN  

CNN — When President Joe Biden received a telephone call from his chief of staff late Monday alerting him to a near-unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion, he decided not to act right away. In his statements, Biden urged Congress to codify into law the right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade – a court decision he …

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