US President Joe Biden says he will work towards temporarily changing the Senate filibuster rule to make it easier to pass new national abortion protection laws following the Supreme Court's overruling of Roe v Wade
had sparked instability across the country, but rejected suggestions it had affected America’s standing on the world stage.
Joe Biden chats to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a family photo at the NATO summit in Madrid.In this case, however, the president said he was willing to make an exception, not just for abortion rights but also “the right to privacy” amid concerns that this was also under threat.in the law,” he said. “And the way to do that is to make sure the Congress votes to do that. And if the filibuster gets in the way… we provide an exception to this.
Protests have also continued across the country, with pro-choice advocates foreshadowing a “summer of rage”, including another major rally in Washington on July 9 to call on Biden and the Democrats to act.
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