Reproductive rights take center stage during Biden’s State of the Union address

Biden sought to capitalize on the passions stirred by GOP threats to reproductive freedom, while avoiding the word abortion'

Abortion and reproductive rights took center stage at the 2024 State of the Union, as President Joe Biden sought to overcome concerns about his re-election chances by emphasizing an issue that has energized voters again and again since the overturning of Roe v Wade.

My predecessor took office determined to see Roe v Wade overturned and he brags about it," said Biden, referring to former president Donald Trump, his presumptive rival for the presidency. Look at the chaos that has resulted."