Biden gave his statement at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, DC.
“Here’s the promise I make to you and the American people: The first bill that I will send to Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade. And when Congress passes it I will sign it in January, 50 years after Roe was first decided the law of the land.”
Biden went further, saying that he would oppose any pro-life legislation passed by Congress if pro-life legislators gain majorities in the midterm elections. “If such a bill were to pass in the next couple of years, I’ll veto it,” Biden said.
The president even suggested that overturning Roe v. Wade has caused doctors to refuse to treat women suffering from miscarriages or arthritis. He did not cite any examples.
It is worth noting that while some medical definitions of abortion include ending a pregnancy in situations where the child has already died (miscarriage), the legal definition of abortion in pro-life legislation does not include this circumstance. The definitions of abortion in these laws include the intentional killing of an unborn child, and they specifically exclude situations such as miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies.
