U.S. abortion rights advocates fuming over Democratic response to looming threat

15/5/2022 7:13

        Frustration with President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party over their perceived lack of leadership on abortion rights is likely to add fuel to months of
        planned protests nationwide, activists said.
        
        An unprecedented Supreme Court leak two weeks ago showed the conservative majority of justices may soon reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973 that established abortion rights. Galvanized by the prospect, protesters marched across the country on Saturday, the start of what organizers said would be a "summer of rage."
        
        Since the Supreme Court leak, the Biden administration and Democrats have not put forward a meaningful plan for dealing with such a decision, critics said. They urged Biden to take a more active, vocal role in a national response to the potential ruling.
        
        Biden, a devout Catholic who has said he is personally
        against abortion but respects a woman's right to choose one, has
        been a reluctant ally on the issue, some activists believe,
        noting he rarely talks publicly about it.