Biden Is Committed to 'Codifying Roe' Regardless of Supreme Court Action, Psaki Says
President Biden remains committed to "codifying" Roe v. Wade in law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court taking up a major abortion case, spokeswoman Jen Psaki says.
On Monday, the high court announced that it would consider the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi law that prohibits abortion after the 15th week of a woman's term. The law includes exceptions for medical emergencies and fetal abnormality. The justices in an order said they would limit the scope of the case to one question: Are all laws restricting pre-viability abortions unconstitutional?
It is the most significant abortion case in more than a decade and could lead to the dismantling of Roe, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Psaki, the White House press secretary, was asked Monday what the Biden administration would do if the law is upheld.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Psaki said, "are devoted to ensuring that every American has access to healthcare, including reproductive healthcare, regardless of their income, zip code, race, health insurance status, or immigration status."
"Reproductive healthcare" is a phrase used by the pro-choice community that encompasses abortion. "The president is committed to codifying Roe," Psaki said, "regardless" of the "outcome of this case."
Theologian and seminary president Albert Mohler on Tuesday called the Supreme Court's action a "big development" and "good news" for the pro-life community. He noted that it takes four justices to take up a case ”“ and that justices "tend to pick the cases that they think will be of the greatest constitutional importance."
The Supreme Court likely will not overturn Roe in this specific case, Mohler said, but the pro-life community nevertheless should be encouraged. That's because this case could be a major step toward protecting unborn life, he added. (Christian Headlines) Read more.
Father God, although this action will not lead to the actual overturning of Roe v. Wade, we thank You that this is a step in the right direction. We claim the Blood of the Lamb over this case, and we rest our own case before the High Court of heaven, where Your law is written. We stand in repentance for the lives of over 60,000 unborn infants who were slain in our nation before each one could see the light of day, and we ask for a swift movement now in the Supreme Court that WILL overturn the wicked edict of Roe v. Wade. In Your name we pray, amen and amen.
IT IS WRITTEN:
"Thou shalt not kill." (Exodus 20:13)
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." (Revelation 12:11)
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