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Why does Joe Biden not legalize abortion? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 6 days ago by Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to c/uspolitics@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

All the people pointing out that Biden doesn't have the power to pass laws, only support or veto, are correct. One other aspect is that Biden is sort of a grudging supporter of abortion rights due to his traditional Catholic upbringing. One imagines Harris would be a more enthusiastic advocate