Biden Feels The Force Of Democrats' Rage Over Roe V Wade

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. It read: "BIDEN PROTECT ABORTION."

- Lauren Gambino

In the days since the supreme court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion, legions of furious Americans have taken to the streets to protest. And many are demanding the president and Democratic leaders do more to defend reproductive rights. Is it that they can't or they won't go as far as they need to stem the tide of the radical Republican agenda? asked Aimee Allison, founder of She the People, a group that works to mobilise women of colour.

For many Democrats, the president has failed to capture the urgency and fear they feel as conservative states and courts rush to ban abortion.

Since the ruling was issued, Biden has stepped up his rhetoric. During a meeting with Democratic governors, he said he share[d] public outrage of this extremist court that's committed to moving America backward. He also endorsed a change to the Senate's filibuster rule that would create an exception for abortion and other privacy rights potentially under threat by the conservative court.

Now we're talking! tweeted Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Use the bully pulpit. We need more.