President Biden was asked by a reporter about abortion today:
Reporter: "Should there be any restrictions on abortion at all?"
Biden: "Yes. There should be."
Reporter: "What should they be?"
Biden: "It’s Roe v. Wade. Read it, man. You’ll get educated." pic.twitter.com/Hk7bMUZBZl
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 20, 2022
But here’s the thing. Roe did not place any restrictions on abortion. Rather, it established restrictions on the kinds of limitations states could impose.
Under Roe, states were free to allow as much abortion as state lawmakers wanted. Indeed, before the Dobbs case was decided, some states passed laws allowing zero restrictions on abortion. These laws did not violate Roe v. Wade.
Perhaps it is the president who needs to be educated.