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Democrats may not like the supreme court ruling but they believe it helps them in november. exiting two additional pro-choice senator and a pro-choice house to codify roe as federal law. both can make that a reality. i know it is frustrating. and it made a lot of people very angry. the court has made clear it will not protect the rights of women. >> now pro-choice women march the white house today to protest the abortion ruling. most of them have no left there just on the street here now. democr...

Court struck down roe v. wade, the president said this. >> what we are witnessing was not unconstitutional just judgment. it was an exercise in raw political power. on the data decision came down, i immediately announce when i would do. i also made it clear based on the reasoning of the court that there is no constitutional right to choose. the only way to fulfill and restore that right for women in this country is by voting. we are able to exercise power at the ballot box. let me explain, we ne...

La, thank you very much. thank ou. -- la, thank you very much. thank yom -- kali _ la, thank you very much. thank you. -- kali hays. _ president biden has signed an executive order which he says will help safeguard womens access to abortion. its in response to the supreme court overturning the landmark ruling that made the procedure legal across the united states. speaking at the white house, mr biden condemned thejudges decision. what were witnessing wasnt a constitutionaljudgement, it was an e...

Have to try, you have to get caught trying, even if its not successful. but, i mean, there are also opportunities to be successful in these blue states where state legislators but not previously codified roe, are now doing that. governors like governor newsom in california, and the governor of oregon, the governor of washington, that in formed an alliance in the west coast that are saying, we are going to do everything that we can in these states to protect the right to choose. that serves as a ...

Pro-choice house to codify roe. that is federal law. your vote can make that a reality. i know it is frustrating and it made a lot of people very angry. the court has made clear it will not protect the rights of women. >> pro-choice women rallied in front of the white house today. they want the administration to do more on abortion. now, congress is back this week, expect talk about a carveout for the filibuster for abortion were built to codify roe. it is about the map and senate democrats lack...

We need two additional pro choice senators and a pro choice house to codify roe as federal law. your vote can make that a reality. i know its frustrating. it made a lot of people very angry. the truth is this, its not just me saying it, its what the court said. when you read the decision the court has made clear it will not protect the rights of women. period. period. after having made the decision based on a reading of a document that was frozen in time in the 1860s when women didnt even have t...

Senate, who support abortion rights, and a democratic majority in the house that supports abortion rights. so setting this expectation that just with those votes, that they would be able to codify roe, and the president hoping that this is something that will energize his own party to support more democrats in the fall. >> but matthew, this is exactly what weve talked about, you and i, some other folks on the democratic side, who have said they need to figure out better messaging. give people so...

Ballot box. let me explain. we need two additional pro- choice senators and a pro- choice house to codify roe as federal law. a vote can make that a reality. i know it is frustrating. it made a lot of people very angry, but the truth is this, and it is not just what we say, it is what the court said. when you read the decision that the court has made clear, they will not protect the rights of women. period. period. after having made the decision based on the reading of the document that was froz...

About. so you heard from the president that hes taking these steps because its what he feels that he can do. although conceding that its pretty limited, and his main message though, chris, was vote. take a listen. >> the challenge from the court to the american women and men, this is a nation that challenges, that the challenge is go out and vote. for god sake there is an election in november. vote, vote, vote, vote. consider the challenge accepted, court. >> so you can see the president is sett...

Most intimate and private decisions that someone can make. >> reporter: what will this administration do to try, in the coming months before the election, to codify roe, to try, through congress, put into law some of these priorities? >> the president acted this morning again with an executive order, but we also need congresf government is where we actually codify, which means put into law, the rights that, again, we took for granted but clearly have now been taken from the women of america. and...