Biden Speaks Out , on Leaked SCOTUS Opinion, , Says Right To Choose <br />Is 'Fundamental'.<br />Biden Speaks Out , on Leaked SCOTUS Opinion, , Says Right To Choose <br />Is 'Fundamental'.<br />President Joe Biden implored Congress to codify 'Roe v. Wade' through legislation in his first remarks since the leak.<br />The draft opinion of Justice Samuel Alito that would effectively overturn 'Roe v. Wade' was leaked by Politico on April 2.<br />Roe has been the law of the land for almost fifty years, and basic fairness and the stability of our law demand that it not <br />be overturned, President Joe Biden, via CNN.<br />At the federal level, we will need more pro-choice Senators and a pro-choice majority in the House to adopt legislation that <br />codifies Roe, , President Joe Biden, via CNN.<br />... which I will work to pass and sign into law, President Joe Biden, via CNN.<br />After Biden's remarks, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a blistering statement that confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion.<br />Referring to the leak as a "betrayal," Roberts also stated that neither the opinion expressed nor the vote was final.<br />Regardless, Biden stated that administration lawyers were working on responses to "the continued attack on abortion and reproductive rights.".<br />We will be ready when any ruling is issued, President Joe Biden, via CNN.<br />Biden reiterated his administration's commitment to the defense of 'Roe v. Wade.'.<br />We said that Roe is based on 'a long line of precedent recognizing 'the Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty ... , President Joe Biden, via CNN.<br />... against government interference with intensely personal decisions, President Joe Biden, via CNN.<br />Biden articulated his stance on abortion and a woman's right to choose in 'Promises to Keep,' his 2007 memoir.<br />I personally am opposed to abortion, but I don't think I have the right to impose my view -- on something I accept as a matter of faith -- on the rest of society, President Joe Biden, via CNN
