- Democrats called on Biden to take action to ensure that abortion remains accessible throughout the country.
- A commission set up by Biden last year recommended limiting the Supreme Court’s reform mandate.
- WH spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said Biden did not agree with the court’s expansion.
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As calls for restrictions on access to abortion increase, White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said Saturday that President Joe Biden “disagrees” with the expansion of the Supreme Court.
“I was asked this question yesterday and I have already been asked … about the enlargement of the Court. This is something the president does not agree with. This is not something he wants to do, “Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing for Air Force One.
On Friday, the Supreme Court decided to overturn Rowe against Wade, the remarkable case guaranteeing the right to abortion. Twenty-two states have had illegal or inaccessible abortions.
Earlier, Democrats called on Biden to approve legislation that would add more judges to the nine-member Supreme Court to compensate for the current conservative majority.
New York spokeswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Biden and Democrats in Congress on Saturday to work on judicial reform, including limiting judicial review and expanding courts.
—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 25, 2022
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markie also tweeted Friday in support of expanding courts.
Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Tina Smith of Minnesota called on Biden to declare a public health emergency in a post published Saturday in the New York Times. Senators wrote that such a statement would “protect access to abortion for all Americans by unlocking critical resources and power that states and the federal government can use to meet growing demand for reproductive health services.”
Biden has set up a commission to explore options for reforming the Supreme Court in 2021. A commission made up of lawyers has recommended limiting the mandate of judges in a report published in December.
Jean-Pierre said the president would “continue to seek solutions” to abortion rights and talk to legal scholars, but did not specify what action Biden would take.
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