President Biden speaks at Reproductive Freedom Event in Tampa

Reporter: Claire Galt Writer: Nicholas Karsen
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President Joe Biden is in Tampa and gave remarks at the Reproductive Freedom Event on Tuesday.

According to the Biden campaign, the president believes that the state has the potential to become a blue state for the 2024 elections due to abortion laws spearheaded by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“For 50 years, the courts ruled that it was a fundamental constitutional right,” said Biden. “But two years ago, that was taken away. Let’s be real clear: there’s one person responsible for this nightmare, and he’s acknowledged and brags about it — Donald Trump.”

Biden then spoke about what Trump, his opponent in the 2024 presidential race, has said about remarks he has made in the past about abortion rights.

One point that Biden harped on in particular was that Trump called the consequences of what he was able to do while in office “brilliant.”

“Brilliantly it’s a six-week ban in Florida. It’s really ‘brilliant,’ isn’t it?” Biden asked rhetorically. “Even before women know they are pregnant… is that brilliant?”

After declaring that Trump and the Supreme Court were wrong about abortion rights being a states’ rights issue, he made his view clear on where abortion rights belong.

“This should be a constitutional right in the federal constitution. It’s a federal right, and it shouldn’t matter where in America you live. This isn’t about states’ rights, this is about women’s rights,” said Biden.

On April 1, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the state can legally ban abortion after six weeks, with the ban scheduled to begin on May 1.

In a separate hearing, justices agreed to put an abortion rights amendment on the upcoming November ballots, giving voters a say on the matter.

Biden hopes that the abortion issue will drive voters to the booths in November, where they can decide if they want to protect the right to choose to terminate a pregnancy up to the point of viability, which is around 24 weeks.


Watch the full speech below:

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