President Joe Biden and his allies are gearing up to commemorate the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this week. The president’s campaign views this issue as crucial for his reelection bid.
The campaign has planned over 50 events nationwide leading up to Monday, the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that ended the federal legal right to an abortion. These events will feature key Biden surrogates, celebrities, and political figures.
First lady Jill Biden will participate in two “Women for Biden-Harris” events in Pennsylvania on Sunday, while Vice President Kamala Harris will join events in Arizona and Maryland on Monday to mark the Dobbs decision. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will take part in a roundtable and campaign rally in Michigan on Monday.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that the administration will also observe the anniversary on Monday, although details are still pending.
The Biden campaign believes that voters will be most motivated by tangible issues affecting their daily lives, such as reproductive rights. The campaign has rallied around reproductive rights to attract crucial voter blocs, particularly young and female voters.
VP Harris has been on a “fight for reproductive freedoms” tour since the beginning of the year, focusing on states with restricted abortion access. She has emphasized the threat to other reproductive rights if Trump secures a second term, citing the conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
Jill Biden has been vocal in criticizing Trump’s stance on women’s health care, accusing him of enabling states to pass restrictive abortion bans.
Following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision, almost two dozen states have imposed limitations on abortion access. States with restricted abortion access have reported higher rates of maternal and infant mortality and increased economic insecurity.
President Biden has warned that potential Supreme Court vacancies in the next four years, if filled by Trump, could erode personal liberties. He raised concerns about the current conservative makeup of the court.
In recent fundraisers, Biden has raised alarms about the implications of another Trump term on Supreme Court appointments. He described the Supreme Court’s current composition as unprecedentedly unbalanced.
CNN’s Arlette Saenz and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.
