China News Service, June 26 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, the U.S. Supreme Court on the 24th local time overturned the "Roe v. Wade" case that protected women's abortion rights, which means that women's abortion rights will no longer be protected by the U.S. Constitution.
The ruling sparked protests across the United States.
In addition, White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said that despite US President Biden's opposition to this decision, he still does not support expanding the size of the Federal Supreme Court.
Demonstrations continue to unfold
Abortion rights advocates took to the streets in protest as states began enacting abortion bans and some clinics stopped offering abortions, CNN said.
Demonstrations are expected to continue throughout the weekend.
On June 24, local time, the American people held protests after the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the precedent "Roe v. Wade" that established the right to abortion.
In Washington, hundreds of demonstrators flocked to the U.S. Supreme Court to protest its ruling.
Reuters observed one protester holding a sign reading "Restrict guns, not women."
Late on the 24th local time, law enforcement in Phoenix used tear gas to disperse a group of abortion rights supporters as they "repeatedly banged on the glass of the state Senate building," said Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves. Door".
On the day the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 10 people were arrested during a demonstration known as a "Night of Rage," according to a police release in Eugene, Oregon.
The report notes that abortion bans are already in effect in at least six states: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
As of the 25th local time, 13 states have triggered laws banning abortion based on the ruling.
Biden doesn't support expanding Supreme Court
On the day the U.S. Supreme Court made its ruling, U.S. President Biden called it a "sad day" for the United States.
The ruling also drew unanimous condemnation from the heads of allies such as Britain, France and Canada.
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On June 25, local time, White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said that although Biden condemned the Supreme Court's decision on abortion, he still "respects" the authority of the Supreme Court and does not support the expansion of the Supreme Court. size.
The spokesman also said that Biden is looking for more "solutions," including a possible unilateral executive order.
But she declined to give details of possible administrative measures.
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a restrictive gun law and overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that established abortion rights, Democrats and others have floated the idea of expanding the Supreme Court, New York, Minnesota and Massachusetts A number of lawmakers have called for an expansion of the court in order to balance the Supreme Court's decision-making.
The Supreme Court is the final appellate court of the U.S. judicial system, with the power to review and overturn lower court decisions, and the final interpreter of the U.S. Constitution.
Currently, there are six conservative justices and three liberal justices in the Supreme Court.
The analysis pointed out that this ruling by the US Supreme Court may play an important role in the midterm elections on November 8.
By then, the Biden-led Democrats could lose their narrow majority in Congress.
Some party leaders hope the decision will win over swing voters in the suburbs, although some activists are frustrated by such a defeat when their party has full power in Washington.
Reuters quoted an abortion rights supporter as saying, "They (Democrats) can ask for votes for more power, but don't they already have Congress and the White House?" The person questioned, "Despite their power, But not much legislation has been passed, so what's the point?"