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Why does Joe Biden not legalize abortion? (sopuli.xyz)
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Kamala Harris is running for president, stating that she will support a bill to legalise abortion in the US and override the decision of the supreme court. But why, if the democrats with Joe Biden are in power now, don't they already do that?

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

This would require a new law to be passed and the Democrats do not control the House of Representatives. Even if Harris wins, they also have to win the House and Senat to actually make it legal. That btw is why Biden has not passed much good legislation in the past nearly two years.