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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino in Washington

Biden urged to do more to defend abortion rights: ‘This is a five-alarm fire’

Biden at a virtual meeting on reproductive rights on Friday. In the week since the ruling was issued, Biden stepped up his rhetoric, but many believe he can do more.
Biden at a virtual meeting on reproductive rights on Friday. In the week since the ruling was issued, Biden stepped up his rhetoric, but many believe he can do more. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

High above America’s capital, pro-choice activists scaled a construction crane, inching across its latticed steel arm, to affix a banner with a message for the president to see. It read: “BIDEN PROTECT ABORTION.”

In the days since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion, legions of furious Americans have taken to the streets to protest a decision that was once unimaginable. But as a new reality takes shape, many are demanding the president and Democratic leaders do more to defend reproductive rights.

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